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A  DIGEST 

OF  ALL  TH3 

§  xhimms  &f  %  €i%  of  JlatammjL 

WHICH  WHERE  OF  FORCE  ON  THE  1st  JULY  1854 ; 
TOGETHER  WITH  AN 

•   APPENDIX  AND  INDEX; 

COMPILED  &  ALPHABETICALLY  ARRANGED, 

BY 

■# 

CHARLES  S.  HENRY,  ESQ., 

AND 

PUBLISHED  BY  ORDER  OF  COUNCIL; 


SAVANNAH : 

PURSE'S  PRINT. 


1854. 


THIS  DIGEST 

OP  THE 

ORDINANCES 

OP  THE 

CITY  COUNCIL  OF  SAVANNAH, 

MADE  PURSUANT  TO  A  RESOLUTION  OF  THE  COUNCIL 

is 

RESPECTFULLY  DEDICATED 
BY 

The  Compiler, 

TO  THE 

Hon.  JOHN  E.  WARD,  Mayor, 


Solomon  Cohen, 
Montgomery  Cumming, 
Charles  Ganahl. 
Edwin  E.  Hertz, 
Alexander  R.  Lawton, 


John  N.  Lewis, 
John  Mallery, 
Dominick  A.  O'Byrne, 
James  P.  Scriven, 
Charles  Van  Horn, 


and    Robert  D.  Walker, 
[Members  of  the  City  Council  for  the  year  1854.] 


ORDINANCES : 

OF  THE 

CITY   OF  SAVANNAH. 
AUCTIONEERS. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
Prescribing  the  Time  of  Electing  the  Harbour  Master,  thef 
Health. Officer,  and  the  Vendue  Masters,  for  the  City  of 
Savannah. 

Section  1 .  Be  it  ordained  by  the  May or  and  Aldermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof,  in  Council  as- 
sembled, arid  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  samef 
That  hereafter  the  Harbour  Master,  the  Health  Officer,  and 
the  Vendue  Masters  for  the  City  of  Savannah,  shall  be  elec- 
ted at  a  meeting  of  Council  on  the  first  Monday  in  January 
annually,  and  at  such  other  times  as  vacancies  may  occur, 
and  that  the  present  incumbents  shall  hold  their  offices 
until  the  appointment  and  qualification  of  their  successors. 

Sec  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  all  Ordinances 
or  parts  thereof  conflicting  herewith,  be  and  the  same  are 
hereby  repealed. 

Passed  in  Council  3d  October,  1844, 

W.  THORNE  WILLIAMS,  Mayor. 

Attest:  Wm.  P,  Bowen,  Clerk  Council. 

Note.  See  Acts  of  the  Legislature  passed  23d  Dee.  1822,  and  19th  Dec, 
1823.  .Dawson's  Compilation  pages  438  and  452,  as  to  the  time  for  Election 
of  Harbour  Master  and  Health  Officer,  as  also  the  Act  of  the 
Legislature  passed  21st  Dec.  1819,  as  to  the  time  for  the  Election  of  Vendue' 
Masters  and  their  number — Lamar's  Dig.  p,  1073. 
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AUCTIONEERS. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  Regulate  the  Tax  on  Sales  at  Auction. 

Se  c;  1 .  Be  it  ordained  by  the  M ay  or  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  from  and  after  the  passing  of  this  Ordinance  the  follow- 
ing shall  be  the  rate  of  taxes  on  sales  at  Auction  in  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  Hamlets  thereof,  (except  such  sales 
as  are  exempt  from  taxation  by  law)  to  wit:  on  the  gross 
amount  of  sales,  where  the  same  does  not  exceed  one  thou- 
sand dollars  one  per  cent,  where  the  same  exceeds  one  thou- 
sand dollars  and  falls  short  of  three  thousand  dollars  one  half 
of  one  per  cent  and  where  the  same  exceeds  three  thousand 
dollars  one  quarter  of  one  per  cent. 

Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  all  ordinances 
or  parts  of  Ordinances  militating  against  this  Ordinance,  be 
and  the  same  are  hereby  repealed. 

Passed  in  Council  29th  Aug.,  1850. 

R.  WAYNE,  Mayor. 

Attest:  Edward  G.  Wilson^  Clerk  Council. 

Note.  See  Act  of  the  Legislature  on  the  same  subject,  passed  21st  Feb./ 
1850  5  pamphlet  Laws  for  1840  and  1850,  page  38. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  be  entitled  an  Ordinance  to  prohibit  the  sale  at  public 
outcry  of  Goods,  Chattels,  Wares,  Produce  and  Merchan- 
dise, within  the  limits  of  the  City  of  Savannah  except  by 
licensed  Vendue  Masters,by  Sheriffs,Coroners  or  Constables, 
in  execution  of  their  duties  and  by  Executors,  Adminis-* 
trators  or  Guardians,  and  also  to  regulate  and  limit  the  right 
of  Vendue  Masters  to  sell  under  license. 


AUCTIONEERS. 


Sec.  1 .  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  assem- 
bled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  from  and  after  the  passing  of  this  Ordinance  it 
shall  not  be  lawful  for  any  person  whomsoever,  not 
being  a  licensed  Vendue  Master  or  a  Sheriff,  Coroner  or 
Constable,  in  execution  of  lawful  process  or  an  Executor, 
Administrator  or  Guardian,  in  the  due  execution  of  his  trust 
to  hold  any  public  Vendue  Sales  or  Auction  whatsoever,  or 
to  expose  for  sale  by  himself  at  public  outcry  any  Goods, 
Chattels,  Wares,  Produce  or  Merchandise,  within  the  limits 
of  the  City  of  Savannah,  And  if  after  the  passing  of  this 
Ordinance  any  person  other  than  the  person  hereinbefore 
named,  shall  hold  any  public  Auction  whatsoever  within  the 
limits  of  the  City  of  Savannah  or  shall  expose  to  sale  by 
himself  at  public  outcry  within  the  limits  of  the  City,  any 
Goods,  Wares,  Chattels,  Merchandize  or  Produce  whatsoever, 
such  person  so  acting  or  offending  shall  be  subject  and  liable 
to  a  fine  for  each  and  every  such  act  or  offence  of  not  exceed- 
ing Fifty  Dollars,  to  be  imposed  and  recovered  on  informa- 
tion before  the  Mayor  of  said  City. 

Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  when  an 
application  for  the  office  of  Vendue  Master,  shall  here- 
after be  made  the  applicant  shall  set  forth  the  store  or 
place  at  which  he  intends  to  conduct  or  carry  on 
his  General  Vendue  or  Auction  Business,  and  no  Auctioneer 
shall  hereafter  be  permitted  to  hold,  carry  on  or  conduct  any 
General  Auction  or  Vendue  Business  at  any  other  store  or 
house  than  the  store  or  place  so  set  forth,  unless  by  special 
permission  of  Council,  and  hereafter  all  licenses  shall  show 
the  said  store  or  place  as  set  forth  by  the  applicant  and  such 
licenses  shall  not  be  in  any  way  assignable.  Provided  always, 

(Note.    The  balance  of  this  Section  repealed,  see  next  succeeding 
Ordinance.) 

Sec  3.    And  be  it  further  ordained,   That   no  Ven- 
due  Master  shall  hereafter  be  permitted   to   use   his  % 


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AUCTIONEERS. 


license  in  such  manner  as  to  allow  any  person  other 
•than  such  Vendue  Master  to  have  any  part  or  share 
;of  the  commissions  or  profits,  which  may  be  made  on  the 
sales  of  such  Vendue  Master-:  Provided,  That  if  there  be 
two  or  three  partners  and  license  be  granted  to  one  partner 
the  license  shall  set  forth  the  name  or  names  of  the  other 
partner  or  partners,  who  may  be  allowed  to  receive  a  share 
of  such  profits,  and  if  any  licensed  Vendue  Master  shall  here- 
after use  his  license,  that  any  person  other  than  the  person  or 
persons  named  in  the  license  shall  receive  a  part  or  share  ol 
the  commission  or  profits  on  his  sales,  such  licensed  Vendue 
Master  shall  be  liable  to  a  fine  of  One  Hundred  Dollars,  to 
be  recovered  on  information  before  the  Mayor  of  the  City. 
And  if  any  Vendue  Master,  licensed,  shall  carry  on  any 
general  auction  or  sale  at  public  outcry  at  any  place  other 
than  the  place  named  in  his  license,  without  special  per- 
mission of  Council,  he  shall  be  liable  to  a  fine  of  one 
hundred  dollars,  to  be  recovered  on  information  before  the 
Mayor  of  the  City. 

Sec.  4.    Jind  be  it  further  ordained,  That  all  Ordinances 
or  parts  of  Ordinances  conflicting  with  the  provisions  of 
this  Ordinance,  be  and  the  same  are  hereby  repealed. 
Passed  in  Council  1st  July,  1852. 

RICHARD  D.  ARNOLD,  Mayor. 

Attest:  R.  F.  Aiken,  Clerk  Council. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 

To  Amend  an  Ordinance,  entitled  an  Ordinance  to  Prohibit 
the  Sale  at  Public  Outcry,  of  Goods,  Chattels,  Wares, 
Produce  and  Merchandise,  within  the  limits  of  the 
City  of  Savannah,  except  by  Licensed  Vendue  Masters, 
by  Sheriffs,  Coroners  or  Constables  in  execution  of  their 
duty,  and  by  Executors,  Administrators  or  Guardians,  and 
also  to  regulate  and  limit  the  right  of  Vendue  Masters  to 
*       Sell  under  License  Passed  in  Council  July  9th,  1852, 


AUCTIONEERS. 


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Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  assembled, 
and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  all  of  the  second  Section  of  the  above  recited  Ordi- 
nance, be  and  the  same  is  hereby  repealed  after  the  words 
provided  always,  and  the  following  substituted  in  its  place 
"  That  such  license  shall  authorize  said  Vendue  Master  to 
hold  special  Auction  sales  at  any  point  within  the  City,  and 
at  any  time  during  the  continuance  of  said  license,  for  the 
purpose  of  selling  any  Goods,  Wares,  Merchandise  Furni- 
ture, Vessels,  Cargoes,  or  other  property  and  to  employ  such 
other  persons  to  sell  for  them  as  they  may  deem  necessary 
for  the  time  being5  such  sales  to  be  made  under  the  direction 
of  said  licensed  Vendue  Masters  in  good  faith  and  .not  with 
intent  to  defraud  the  corporation  of  the  City  of  Savannah. 

Sec  2.    And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  all  Ordinan- 
ces or  parts  of  Ordinances  militating  against  the  provisions 
,<of  this  Ordinance,  be  and  the  same  are  hereby  repealed. 
Passed  in  Council  24th  Febc?  1853. 

R.  WAYNE,  Mayor. 

Attest :  Edward  G.  Wilson,  Clerk  Council. 

(See  further  as  to  Auctioneers,  Sec.  9th  of  Ordinance  2d  Aug.  1838,  title 
■■"  City  Officers.") 


BREAD. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
For  Regulating  the  Price  and  Assize  of  Bread. 

Sec  1.    Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah,  and  Hamlets  thereof,  in  Council  assembled, 
cand  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same,  That 


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BREAD. 


from  and  immediately  after  the  ratification  and  publication  of 
this  Ordinance,  any  Baker,  or  other  person  who  shall  make  or 
bake  for  sale,  or  sell,  or  expose  to  sale  any  of  the  sorts  of  Bread 
mentioned  in  this  Ordinance,  shall  fairly  imprint  or  number, 
or  cause  the  same  to  be  done,  on  every  loaf  of  each  respec- 
tive sort  of  Bread  he  she  or  they  shall  make  or  bake,  or 
sell,  or  expose  to  sale,  the  numbers  hereinafter  mentioned, 
(that  is  to  say) :  Upon  every  loaf  of  Bread  which  shall  be 
made,  baked,  or  sold,  or  exposed  to  sale,  as  white  Bread, 
made  with  flour  of  the  first  quality,  the  number  One  *, 
upon  every  loaf  of  Wheaten  Bread  the  number  Two,  and 
upon  every  loaf  of  Household  Bread  the  number  Three  ; 
and  every  person  who  shall  make  or  bake  for  sale,  or  shall, 
sell  or  expose  to  sale  any  loaf  of  the  different  sorts  of  Bread 
authorized  to  be  made  in  pursuance  of  this  Ordinance, 
which  is  not  numbered  agTeeably  thereto,  with  the  initials 
of  his,  her  or  their  name  or  names  on  every  loaf,  every 
such  person  or  persons,  for  every  time  he,  she  or  they  offend 
in  the  premises,  and  be  thereof  convicted,  shall  forfeit  and 
pay  a  sum  not  exceeding  twenty  dollars. 

Sec.  2.  Jlnd  be  it  further  ordained.  That  if  any 
person  or  persons  shall  make  or  bake  any  Bread  for  sale, 
or  sell,  or  expose  to  sale  any  Bread  deficient  in  weight, 
according  to  the  assize  made  and  prescribed  from  time 
to  time,  as  hereinafter  directed,  he,  she  or  they  so  offend- 
ing in  the  premises,  and  being  thereof  convicted,  shall 
forfeit  and  pay  a  sum  not  exceeding  fifty  dollars ;  and 
for  the  second  and  every  similar  offence,  his,  her  or  their 
name  or  names,  shall  be  published,  at  the  discretion  of 
the  City  Council,  in  one  of  the  gazettes,  in  addition  to  the 
foregoing  forfeiture. 

Sec  3.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  if  any  baker 
or  other  person  or  persons  do  put  into  any  Bread,  by  him 
her  or  them  sold  or  exposed  to  sale  any  mixture  of  other 
grain  than  that  specified  in  the  first  Section  of  this  Ordi- 
nance, or  who  shall  in  any  wise  adulterate  the  purity  of 
the  flour,  further  than  what  is  absolutely  necessary  to  the 


BREAD. 


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Well  making  or  baking  thereof,  the  person  or  persons  so 
offending  shall  forfeit  all  such  Bread  and  also  a  sum  not 
exceeding  fifty  dollars. 

Seb.  4.  And  be  it  farther  ordained,  That  it  shall 
and  may  be  lawful  at  all  times  during  the  course  of  the 
day  for  his  honor  the  Mayor  or  any  of  the  Aldermen 
of  this  City,  or  Magistrates  of  the  County,  (and  the  Mayor 
and  Aldermen  in  their  respective  Wards  shall  at  least  once 
in  every  month,  or  as  often  as  they  shall  think  proper,) 
to  enter  into  any  house,  shop,  stall,  bake-house,  ware-house, 
or  out-house  of  or  belonging  to  any  baker  or  vender  of 
Bread,  and  there  search  for,  view,  try  and  weigh  all  or 
any  part  of  the  Bread  which  shall  there  be  found,  and  if 
any  shall  be  discovered  wanting  in  the  goodness  of  the 
materials  of  which  it  shall  be  made,  or  deficient  either  m 
the  baking  or  in  the  legal  weight,  or  not  truly  numbered 
or  fraudulently  mixed,  in  every  such  case  the  Mayor  or 
any  of  the  Aldermen  of  this  City,  or  Magistrates  of  the 
County  shall  seize  such  Bread  so  found  and  send  the 
same  to  the  Poor  House  for  the  use  of  the  poor,  or  make 
such  other  charitable  distribution  thereof,  as  to  him  or  them 
shall  seem  most  expedient. 

Sec.  5.  And  he  it  further  ordained,  That  if  any 
baker  or  vender  of  Bread,  shall  refuse  such  search  and 
seizure  to  be  made,  or  in  any  wise  hinder  or  resist  the  same, 
he,  she  or  they  shall,  for  every  such  offence,  forfeit  a  sum 
not  exceeding  fifty  dollars. 

Sec  6.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  City 
Treasurer,  or  in  case  of  his  absence  or  sickness,  the 
City  Clerk  shall,  Avithin  the  last  week  of  every  month, 
from  the  best  information  he  can  procure,  make  in 
writing,  (upon  oath,  if  thereunto  required,  to  the  City 
Council,  if  they  shall,  convene,  or  upon  there  being  no 
Council,  to  his  honor  the  Mayor,  for  the  time  being,)  touch- 
ing the  average  price  per  barrel  of  one  hundred  and  ninety- 
six  pounds,  nett  weight,  of  the  several  qualities  of  flour 
sold  within  the  cijy,  for  the  then  current  month,  to  the 


BREAD. 


intent  that  all  bakers  of  Bread,  if  they  shall  think  fit,  may 
attend  the  setting  of  the  assize,  which  said  average  price 
shall  be  deemed  and  taken  as  the  ordinary  price  of  such 
flour  for  the  ensuing  month,  to  which  shall  be  added  the 
sum  of  four  dollars  as  a  full  compensation  to  the  baker,* 
admitting  in  all  cases  that  each  barrel  of  flour,  weighing  as 
aforesaid,  will  produce  two  hundred  and  thirty-eight  pounds 
of  well  baked  Bread,  and  the  assize  shall  be  ascertained 
and  appointed  according  to  the  same,  agreeably  to  the  table 
of  assize,  which  shall  be  notified  in  the  gazettes  of  the  city 
on  the  first  publishing  day  of  every  month,  for  the  informa- 
tion of  all  concerned,  so  that  notwithstanding  any  advance 
or  reduction  that  may  happen  in  the  price  of  flour,  no 
alteration  shall  be  made  in  the  assize  for  the  time  being, 
either  to  raise  the  same  higher  or  sink  the  same  lower. 

Sec.  7.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  form  of 
the  return  of  the  certificate  of  the  price  of  flour  shall,  from 
time  to  time  be  to  the  purport  or  effect  as  followeth,  that 
is  to  say  5 

"  The  average  price  of  Flour  per  barrel,  as  sold  within 
the  City  of  Savannah  from  the  day  of 

last  to  the  present  day  of  instant- 
The  best  superfine  quality 
The  second  quality 

The  third  quality  P 

To  which  return  the  City  Treasurer,  or  in  case  of  his- 
absence  or  sickness,  the  City  Clerk  shall  subscribe  his  name, 
and  in  case  the  City  Treasurer,  or  in  his  absence  or  sickness 
the  City  Clerk,  shall  neglect  or  refuse  to  make  the  same,  the 
person  so  offending  shall  forfeit  and  pay  a  sum  not  exceed- 
ing fifty  dollars,, 

Sec  8.    And  be  it  further  ordained,  That   all  Ordi- 
nances or  parts  of  Ordinances   militating   against  this; 
Ordinance  be,  and  the  same  are  hereby,  repealed. 
Passed  in  Council  Feb.  8th,  1798. 

JOHN  GLEN,  Mayor, 

Attest:  Thomas  Pitt,  Clerk  Council 

*  See  1st  Section  next  succeeding  Ordinance, 


BREAD. 


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AN  ORDINANCE, 
Entitled  an  Ordinance  to  Fix  the  Profit  of  the  Baker,  and 
the  Manner  of  Assize  of  the  Bread  exposed  for  sale  in 
the  City  of  Savannah. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof , in  Council  assem- 
bled, and  it  is  hereby  Ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  from  and  after  the  passage  of  this  Ordinance,  the  profit 
of  the  baker  on  each  barrel  of  flour  by  him  manufactured, 
shall  be  fixed  at  four  dollars  and  fifty  cents. 

Note.  Section  II  repealed  by  2d  Sec.  of  the  Ordinance  passed  July  29, 
1841,  hereinafter  added. 

Sec  ->3.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  it  shalr  be 
the  duty  of  the  Marshal,  and  of  the  City  Constables,  to 
inspect  the  Bread  so  exposed  for  sale  at  least  once  -in  each 
and  every  week,  according  to  the  Ordinances  in  such  case 
made  and  provided. 

Sec".  4.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  all  Ordinances 
or  parts  of  Ordinances  militating  against  this  Ordinance,  be 
and  the  same  are  hereby  repealed. 

Passed  in  Council  27th  November,  1823. 

JAMES  MORRISON,  Mayor. 

Attest:  M.  Myers,  Clerk  Council. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  Repeal  two  Ordinances,  one  passed  the  28th  Feb.,  1839/ 
Entitled  an  Ordinance  to  Repeal  an  Ordinance  or  parts  of 
Ordinances  establishing  an  Assize  of  Bread  for  the  City 
of  Savannah,  the  other  passed  the  14th  March,  1839, 
Entitled  an  Ordinance  to  Repeal  all  former  Ordinances  in 
reference  to  the  making  and'  vending  of  Bread. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  Ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 


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BREAD, 


semhled,  and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same* 
That  the  above  mentioned  Ordinances  be,  and  the  same  are 
hereby  repealed* 

Sec,  2.  Be  it  further  ordained.  That  the  Ordinance  to  regu- 
late the  assize  of  Bread,  passed  February  8th,  1798,  and  that 
other  Ordinance,  entitled  an  Ordinance  to  fix  the  profit  of  the 
baker  and  the  manner  to  assize  the  Bread  exposed  for  sale  in  the 
City  of  Savannah,  passed  November  27th,  1823,  be  revived^ 
and  the  same  are  hereby  revived,  and  in  full  force  from  and 
after  the  passage  of  this  Ordinance,  except  that  the  assize 
hereafter  imposed,  shall  be  on  the  terms  and  ratio  hereinaf- 
ter named,  viz ; 


Bakers' 

10  Cents 

5  Cents 

3  Cents 

Price  of  Flour. 

Loaf  to 

Loai  to 

Loaf  to 

Profit. 

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gh. 

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Passed  in  Council  July  29th,  1841. 

R.  M.  GOODWIF  -Acting  Mayor, 
Attest:  M.  Myers,  Clerk  Council 


BILLIARD  TABLES  &  BOWLING  ALLEYS.  11 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  Require  Bakeries  to  be  Built  of  Brick. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same. 
That  from  and  after  the  passage  of  this  Ordinance 
no  Baker  shall  carry  on  his  trade  within  the  City  of  Savan- 
nah, in  other  than  a  fire  proof  building. 

Sec  2.    And  be  it  further  ordained,   That   all  Ordi- 
nances  and   parts   thereof,  militating   against   this  Or- 
dinance be,  and  the  same  are  hereby  repealed. 
Passed  in  Council  April  7,  1842. 

WM.  THORNE  WILLIAMS,  Mayor. 

Attest :  Elisha  Wylly,  Clerk  of  Council. 


BILLIARD  TABLES  &  BOWLING  ALLEYS. 


AN  ORDINANCE. 

Imposing  a  Tax  on  Billiard  Tables  and  Bowling  Alleys 
and  for  regulating  the  same. 

Sec,  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  M ay  or  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Co  uncil  assem- 
bled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same. 
That  from  the  date  of  this  Ordinance  the  practice  of  imposing 
a  monthly  fine  or  tax  on  Billiard  Tables  be  discontinued. 

Sec.  2.  This  Section  is  amended  and  superceded  hj  the  first  Section  of 
an  Ordinance  passed  in  Council  29th  December,  1853.  See  Ordinance  im- 
mediately following  this  Ordinance. 

Sec  3.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  owners 
«or  keepers   of    Billiard   Tables   and    Bowling  Alleys, 


12   BILLIARD  TABLES  &  BOWLING  ALLEYS. 


shall  make  return  thereof  under  oath  to  the  City 
Treasurer,,  and  pay  the  tax  thereon,  at  the  same 
time  as  returns  and  payments  may  be  required  for  the  gen- 
eral taxes  of  the  City,  and  in  case  of  refusal  or  neglect  to 
make  return,  they  shall  be  liable  to  a  double  tax  and  the 
City  Treasurer  is  hereby  authorized  and  required  to  issue 
his  execution  for  the  same,  in  the  same  manner  as  in  cases 
of  other  taxable  property. 

Sec.  4.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  in  cases  where 
Billiard  Tables  or  Bowling  Alleys  are  put  up  or  opened 
for  use,  subsequent  to  the  first  day  of  January,  in  any  year 
hereafter,  they  shall  be  subject  to  the  same  return  and  tax  in 
proportion  to  the  time  as  though  in  use  on  that  day. 

Sec  5.  And.  be  it  further  ordained,  That  it  shall  not  be 
lawful  for  the  proprietor  of  Billiard  Rooms  or  Bowling  Alleys 
to  permit  riotous,  disorderly  or  noisy  conduct  within  their 
respective  premises,  or  to  keep  them  open  after  12  o'clock 
at  night,  to  the  annoyance  of  the  inhabitants  residing  near 
such  establishments.  And  for  every  violation  of  this  Section 
such  keepers  or  proprietors,  shall  be  dealt  with  as  in  other 
cases  of  violation  of  the  Ordinances  of  the  City. 

Sec  6.  And  be  it  further  Ordained,  That  all  Ordinances 
or  parts  of  Ordinances  militating  against  this  Ordinance,  be 
and  the  same  are  hereby  repealed. 

Passed  in  Council,  Nov.  16,  1843. 

WM.  THORNE  WILLIAMS,  Mayor. 

Attest:  Joseph  Felt,  Clerk  Council  pro  tern. 


AN  ORDINANCE: 
To  be  Entitled  an  Ordinance,  to  Alter  and  Amend  an  Ordi- 
nance Entitled  an  Ordinance,  imposing  a  Tax  on  Billiard 
Tables  and  Bowling  Alleys,  and  for  regulating  the  same  ; 
Passed  in  Council,  16  Nov.  1843. 

Sec  1.  Se  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  assem- 


BOARD  OF  HEALTH. 


IS 


-bled,  -aud  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  from  and  after  the  passing  of  this  Ordinance,  the  second 
Section  of  the  said  Ordinance,  imposing  a  Tax  on  Billiard 
Tables  and  Bowling  Alleys  and  for  regulating  the  same, 
passed  in  Council,  16th  Nov.  1843,  shall- be  and  the  same 
is  hereby  amended,  so  as  to  read  as  follows :  That  for  eveiy 
Billiard  Table  kept  and  used  for  hire,  within  the  corporate 
limits  of  the  City  of  Savannah,  there  shall  be  paid  annually 
by  the  owner  thereof  a  Tax  of  One  Hundred  Dollars,  and 
for  every  Bowling  Alley  kept  and  used  within  the  corporate 
limits  of  said  City,  there  shall  be  paid  annually  by  the  keeper 
thereof  the  sum  of  Fifty  Dollars. 

Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  all  the  provis- 
ions, as  they  are  continued  in  the  third,  fourth  and  fifth 
Sections,  of  the  said  Ordinance,  passed  16th  Nov.  1843,  be, 
and  the  same  is  hereby  re-enacted  and  made  a  part  of  this 
Ordinance,  and  that  all  Ordinances  militating  against  this 
Ordinance,  be  and  the  same  are  hereby  repealed. 

Passed  in  Council,  29th  Dec.  1853, 

JOHN  E.  WARD,  Mayor.  , 

Attest:  Edward  G-.  Wilson,  Clerk  Council. 


BOARD  OF  HEALTH. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  Establish  a  Board  of  Health  for  the  City  of  Savannah. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof,  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Mayor,  on  the  first 
meeting  of  Council  in  May  next,  and  at  the  same  time  in 
.every  year  thereafter,  to  appoint  two  citizens  from  each  ward 


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BOARD  OF  HEALTH. 


for  the  purpose  of  constituting  a  Board  of  Health,  whose 
duty  it  shall  be  to  meet  at  least  once  in  each  week,  after 
their  appointment,  until  the  first  meeting  of  Council  in  No- 
vember following. 

Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained.  That  it  shall  be  the 
duty  of  said  Board  to  visit  and  inspect  each  and  every  lotr 
enclosure  and  yard  in  their  respective  wards,  and  where 
any  filth  or  unwholesome  collections  may  be  found,  the 
same  to  have  immediately  removed  by  information  to  the 
Marshal  or  City  Scavenger,  whose  duty  it  shall  be  to  imme- 
diately attend  to  such  information^  and  to  have  the  owner 
or  occupier  of  such  lot,  enclosure  or  yard,  summoned: 
before  the  next  Council  thereafter,  to  answer  for  such 
neglect  And  any  person  who  shall  refuse  admittance  to 
any  members  of  said  Board  to  visit  and  inspect  such  lot, 
inclosure,  or  yard,,  shall,  on  conviction  thereof,  be  fined  in 
a  sum  not  exceeding  thirty  dollars.* 

Sec  3,  And  be  it  further  cyrdained,  That  it  shall  be  the 
duty  of  said  Board  to  report  all  filth  or  unwholesome 
collections  that  may  be  found  in  any  street,  lane  or  wharf,, 
to  the  Mayor,  whose  duty  it  shall  be  to  haye  the  same 
immediately  removed  by  the  proper  officer. 
Passed  in  Council  10th  July,  1823. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  amend  an  Ordinance  to  establish  a  Board  of  Health  for 
the  City  of  Savannah,  and  for  Ventilating  and  Cleansing 
Unoccupied  Buildings  within  the  said  City. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as^ 
sembled,  and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same 
That  from   and  after  the  passage  of  this   Ordinance  it, 

*  This  section  amended  by  the  second  and  third  sections  of  an  Ordinance 
passed  20th  April,  1827. 


BOARD  OP  HEALTHV 


13 


shall  be  the  duty  of  the  owner  or  owners  of  all  untenanted 
or  unoccupied  stores,  houses,  or  buildings^  within  the  limits 
of  the  City  of  Savannah,  to  cause  the  same  to  be  opened 
and  ventilated  at  least  once  in  every  week,  until  the  tenth 
day  of  November  next,  and  once  in  every  week  from  the 
first  day  of  May  to  the  tenth  day  of  November  in  each  and 
every  year  afterwards.  And  that  every  owner  of  such  un- 
tenanted or  unoccupied  stores,  hoilses,  or  buildings,  as 
aforesaid,  who  shall  fail  or  omit  to  cause  the  same  to  be 
opened  and  ventilated,  as  aforesaid,  shall,  on  conviction 
thereof,  before  Council,  be  fined  in  a  sum  not  exceeding 
thirty  dollars,  for  each  and  every  failure  or  omission. 

Sec.  2v  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  it  shall  be  the 
duty  of  the  owner  or  owners  of  all  untenanted  or  unoccu- 
pied stores,  houses,  or  buildings,  as  aforesaid,,  to  cause  the 
same  to  be  white-washed  or  cleansed  in  such  manner  as 
the  Mayor  may  direct  and  order,  within  five  days  after  he 
or  she,  his  or  her  agent  or  attorney,  shall  have  received  a 
written  order  to  that  effect  from  the  Mayor;  and  that  on 
any  such  owner  or  owner's  failure  or  omission  to  comply 
with  the  order  or  requisition  of  the  Mayor^  as  aforesaid,  he 
she  or  they  shall,  for  each  such  failure  or  omission,  be  fined, 
on  conviction  before  Council,  for  each  and  every  such 
offence,  in  a  sum  not  exceeding  thirty  dollars.. 

Sec.  3.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  it  shall  be  the 
duty  of  the  Board  of  Health  and  the  City  Marshal,  to  report 
to  Council  all  and  every  person  or  persons  who,  shall  offend 
against  the  provisions  of  this  Ordinance ;  and  in  case  the 
owner  or  owners  of  any  such  unoccupied  stores,  houses,  or 
buildings  be  absent  from  the  City,  and  have  no  known 
agent  or  attorney  residing  within  the  same,  that  then  and 
in  such  case  the  Mayor  is  hereby  authorized  to  cause  the 
same  to  be  opened  and  ventilated  as  aforesaid,  and  if  the 
same,  in  his  opinion,  require  white-washing  or  cleansing, 
to  direct  and  require  the  City  Marshal  to  cause  the  same  to 
be  done,  as  afosesaid.  The  expense  whereof  shall  be  paid 
by  the  owner  of  said  stores,  houses,  or  buildings. 
Passed  in  Council  25th  August,  1823. 


id      '  BOARD  OF  HEALTH, 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  guard  against  the  ill  effects  arising  from  Privies  and 
Unclean  Lots,  and  explanatory  of  an  Ordinance  passed 
10th  July,  1823,  establishing  a  Board  of  Health. 

Sec.  r.  Beit  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sefnMed,  and  it  is  hereby  ordained  By  the  authority  of  the  same. 
That  from  and  after  the  passage  of  this  Ordinance,  it 
shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Board  of  Health,  when  through 
their  ward  committee,  they  shall  discover  the  sink  or  sinks 
of  any  privy  or  privies  to  be  surcharged,  whether  offensive 
or  not,  to  give  five  days  notice,  by  the  Marshal  or  any  City 
Constable,  to  the  owner  or  owners,  occupier  or  occupiers  of 
the  lot  or  part  of  lot,  wherein  such  privy  or  privies  may  be 
located,  or  his  her  or  their  agenS  or  attorney,  requiring  that 
the  evil  complained  of  be  removed ;  and  if  after  the  expira- 
tion of  such  notice,  the  direction  shall  not  have  been 
complied  with,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Marshal  or  Con- 
stable, peaceably  to  enter  on  the  premises,  and  with  proper 
aid,  to  cause  the  sink  or  sinks  to  be  either  dug  out,  and  the 
contents  buried,  or  filled  up  with  earth,  as  the  Board  of 
Health  may  have  directed.* 

Sec.  2.  And  be  it  farther  ordained,  That  any  person  or 
persons  owning  or  occupying  any  lot  or  part  of  lot  as  a  yard, 
garden,  or  for  any  other  purpose,  shall  keep  the  same  clean 
and  free  from  filth  or  impurity  from  animal  or  vegetable 
matter  ;  and  when  such  lot  or  part  of  lot  shall  be  ascertained 
by  the  Board  of  Health,  through  their  ward  committees  to 
be  unclean,  and  in  bad  order,  they  shall  give  one  day*s 
notice  of  the  fact  by  the  Marshal  or  any  City  Constable 
to  the  owner  or  owners,  occupier  or  occupiers,  pointing  out 
wherein  the  evil  complained  of  consists,  and  with  direction 
that  it  be  forthwith  removed.  If,  after  such  notice,  the  lot 
or  part  of  lot  shall  continue  unclean  and  in  bad  order,  the 

*This  section  amended  by  Ordinance  passed  2'0th  October,  183Iv 


BOARD  OF  HEALTH, 


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Marshal  or  Constable  shall  enter  peaceably  on  the  premises,' 
and  with  proper  aid,  cause  the  filth  or  impurity  to  be 
removed,  ready  for  the  scavenger's  carts,  or  sufficiently 
covered  over  with  sand  or  earth, 

Sec.  3.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  any  owner  or 
owners,  occupier  or  occupiers  of  any  lot  or  paTt  of  lot,  re- 
fusing or  neglecting  to  comply  with  the  requisition  of  the 
notice  served  under  either  of  the  two  foregoing  sections,, 
shall  be  summoned  before  Council,  and  on  conviction,  be 
fined  in  a  sum  not  exceeding  thirty  dollars. 

Sec.  4.  Jind  be  it  further  ordained,  That  in  all  cases 
arising  under  this  Ordinance,  where  the  Marshal  or  Consta- 
ble shall  incur  reasonable  expenses  in  carrying  into  effect  its 
provisions,  the  amount  of  such  reasonable  expenses  shall  be 
paid  out  of  the  City  Treasury,  and  be  charged  to  the  owner' 
or  owners,  occupier  or  occupiers  of  the  lot  or  part  of  \otf 
and  shall  be  recoverable  from  such  owner  or  oivners,. 
occupier  or  occupiers,  by  warrant  of  distress  and  sale,  issued 
under  the  twelfth  section  of  the  amended  charter  of  the 
City:  Provided,  always,  That  such  amount  shall  have  been 
first  passed  by  Council,  and  provided  also,  that  the  owner 
or  owners,  occupier  or  occupiers  shall  be,  in  all  cases,, 
entitled,,  upon  demand,  to  be  heard  by  Council  on  any 
objections  presented  against  the  reasonableness  of  such 
amount. 

Sec  5.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  in  all  cases 
where  notice  is  required,  if  the  owner  or  owners,  occupier  or 
occupiers  be  absent  from  the  city,  without  any  known  agent 
or  attorney,  the  prescribed  notice  being  published  in  one  of 
the  gazettes  of  the  city,  shall  be  sufficient  for  the  purposes  of 
this  ordinance. 

Sec.  6.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  if  any  person 
or  persons  shall  refuse  admittance  to,  or  shall  oppose  or 
resist  the  committees  of  the  Board  of  Health  when  making 
inspection,  or  shall  refuse  admittance  to,  or  shall  oppose  or 
resist  the  Marshal  or  Constable  in  the  execution  of  his 
duties  under  this  Ordinance,  such  person  or  persons  shall 

o 
o 


BOARD  OF  HEALTH. 


on  conviction  before  Council,  be  fined  in  a  sum  not  exceed- 
ing thirty  dollars,  one  half  to  be  paid  to  the  informer,  the' 
other  half  to  the  Treasury  of  the  City. 

Sec.  7.  And,  Whereas,  doubts  have  arisen  regarding  the' 
duration  or  period  of  existence,  from  the  time  of  appoint- 
ment of  the  Board  of  Health : 

Be  it  therefore  ordained,  That  it  is  the  true  intent  and 
meaning  of  the  first  section  of  the  Ordinance  passed  on  the 
10th  July,  1823,  establishing  a  Board  pf  Health,  that  the 
powers  of  the  Board  appointed  annually  at  the  first  meeting 
of  Couricil  in  the  month  of  May  shall  continue  and  be  of 
full  force  for  the  full  end  and  term  of  twelve  months  there- 
after, with  full  power  in  the  Chairman  of  the  said  Board 
to  convene  the  same  whenever  it  may  be  deemed  necessary 
for  any  of  the  beneficial  purposes  designed  by  this  Ordin- 
ance, or  by  any  othery  regulating  and  providing  for  the  said 
Board. 

Passed  in  Council  20th  April,  1827. 

JOSEPH  W.  JACKSON,  Mayor, 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  Compel  Persons  to  Erect  Sinks  on  Improved  Lots. 

Sec.  1.  Be  if  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Jildermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof,  in  Council  as* 
sembled,  and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same^ 
That  from  and  after  the  passing  of  this  Ordinance,  it  shall 
be  the  duty  of  every  owner  or  lessee,  or  their  agents,  of 
every  lot  within  the  limits  of  the  city,  whereon  any  dwell- 
ing house  is  or  may  hereafter  be  erected,  to  have  attached  to 
every  tenement  a  privy,  to  be  built  and  sunk  occording  to 
the  proA/isions  made  and  provided  by  the  Ordinance  on  that 
subject 

*  See  Ordinance  passed  25th  August  1853,  title  "  Nuisances.^ 


BOARD  OF  HEALTH. 


19 


Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  if  any  owner 
or  lessee,  or  their  agents,  shall  refuse  or  neglect  to  have  a 
vault  and  privy  sunk  and  erected  within  thirty  days  after 
notice  given  by  Council,  the  same  shall  be  done  under 
direction  of  the  City  Marshal,  who  shall  collect  the  amount 
expended  for  the  same  from  the  owner  or  lessee,  or  agent, 
or  upon  their  refusing  to  pay,  execution  may  issue  to  be 
levied  upon  the  lands  and  tenements,  goods  and  chatties,  of 
said  owner,  as  is  pointed  out  by  other  Ordinances,  and  also? 
to  such  fine  as  Council  may  impose,  not  exceeding  thirty 
dollars. 

Passed  in  Council  22d  September,  1831. 

1      WM.  R.  WARING,  Mayor. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  Amend  the  first  Section  of  an  Ordinance  entitled  an  Or- 
dinance, to  guard  against  the  ill  effects  arising  from 
Privies  and  unclean  Lots,  and  explanatory  of  an  Ordi- 
nance, passed  10th  July  1823,  establishing  a  Board  of 
Health. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  assem- 
bled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  it  shall  not  be  lawful  for  the  Marshal  of  the  City, 
owner,  occupier,  Agent  or  any  other  person,  to  clean  out  or 
cause  to  be  cleaned  out,  any  sink  or  privy  from  and  after  the 
first  day  of  July  in  each  year  until  the  end  or  last  day  of 
October  in  each  year;  and  any  persons  violating  this  Ordi- 
nance, shall  be  fined  in  a  sum  not  exceeding  thirty  dollars, 
to  be  collected  in  the  usual  manner  and  appropriated  to  the 
use  of  the  Board  of  Health. 

Passed  in  Council  20th  October,  1831. 

WM,  R,  WARING,  Mayor. 


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BOARD  OF  HEALTH, 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
Requiring  Keepers  of  Boarding  and  Lodging  Houses  to 
report  to  the  board  of  health,  persons  taken  sick. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  every  person  keeping  a  Board- 
ing or  Lodging  House,  in  the  City  of  Savannah  between  the 
thirty-first  day  of  March,  and  the  first  day  of  November  in 
each  and  every  year,  to  report  in  writing  to  the  Chairman  of 
the  Board  of  Health,  or  to  the  Health  Committee  of  the 
Ward,  the  name  of  every  seafareing-man  boarder  or  transient 
person,  who  shall  be  sick  in  his  or  her  house,  within  twelve 
hours  after  such  case  of  sickness,  shall  have  occurred  and 
for  neglecting  so  to  do,  and  on  conviction  thereof  before 
Council,  he  or  she  shall  be  fined  in  a  sum  not  exceeding 
Thirty  dollars. 

Sec.  2.  Be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  persons  keep- 
ing the  above  mentioned  houses,  be  compelled  to  give  bond 
and  security  to  the  Chairman  of  the  Board  of  Health,  in  the 
sum  of  Fifty  dollars,  for  all  expenses  that  might  be  incurred 
by  the  death  of  such  person,  if  at  the  recommendation  of 
the  Chairman  of  the  Board  of  Health  or  Ward  Committee, 
the  person  so  being  sick  be  not  immediately  sent  to  the 
Hospital,  and  upon  neglecting  or  refusing  to  comply  with 
the  requisitions  of  this  Section,  the  persons  keeping  such 
houses,  shall  be  fined  in  a  sum  not  exceeding  Thirty  dollars. 

Sec  3.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council,  3d  Dec.  1829. 

W.  T.  WILLIAMS,  Mayor. 


BOARD  OF  HEALTH. 


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AN  ORDINANCE, 
Further  to  Protect  the  Health  of  the  City. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
Vity  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  ]  in  Council  assem- 
bled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  from  and  after  the  passage  of  this  Ordinance,  no  per- 
son or  persons  shall  bring  within  the  extended  limits  of  the 
City,  any  negro  or  negroes  Sick  with  any  epidemical,  pesti- 
lential, contagious  or  infectious  disease,  under  penalty  for 
«ach  and  every  offence  for  each  and  every  negro  so  brought 
of  one  hundred  dollars.  Said  penalty  to  be  adjudged  by 
^Council  and  enforced  in  the  usual  way. 
Passed  in  Council  19th  July,  1849. 

R.  WAYNE,  Mayor. 

Attest:  Edward  GL  Wilson,  Clerk  Council. 

.Note.    Sections  2  and  3  of  this  Ordinance,  obsolete. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
Further  to  Protect  the  Health  of  the  City. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  M ay  or  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  assem- 
bled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  from  and  after  the  passage  of  this  Ordinance,  no  negro 
or  negroes  shall  be  brought  within  the  extended  limits  of 
the  City  from  any  of  the  neighboring  plantations,  for  the 
purpose  of  avoiding  any  pestilential,  epidemical,  contagious 
or  infectious  disease,  under  penalty  of  Fifty  dollars  in  each 
and  every  case  and  for  each  and  every  negro  so  brought  in. 
Said  penalty  to  be  adjudged  by  Council  and  enforced  in  the 
usual  way. 

Passed  in  Council  2d  Aug.  1849. 

'    R.  WAYNE,  Mayor. 

A  ttest:  Edward  G.  Wilson,  Clerk  Council 


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BOARD  OF  HEALTH. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  Protect  the  Health  of  the  City. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  assent' 
bled,  and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  from  and  after  the  date  of  this  ordinance,  there  shall 
not  be  excavated  or  created  within  the  extended  limits  of  this 
City,  any  pond  or  basin  for  the  holding  of  timber  for  Saw 
Mills,  or  for  any  other  purpose  whatsoever.* 

Sec  2.  And  be  it  f  urther  ordain  ed,  That  it  shall  not  be 
lawful  at  any  time  from  the  first  day  of  May  to  the  first  day 
of  December  to  allow  the  water  to  be  drained  off  from  any 
canal  or  basin  within  the  extended  limits  of  the  city,  so  as 
to  expose  the  bed  thereof,  unavoidable  accidents  and  disas- 
ters excepted. 

Sec  3.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  flood  gates 
of  any  and  every  canal  or  basin  within  the  extended  limits 
of  the  City,  or  within  one  mile  thereof,  shall  be  so  con- 
structed that  the  tide  shall  flow  in  and  out  of  the  same  for 
the  space  of  at  least  one  hour  at  each  and  every  flood  and 
ebb — or  in  default  of  such  construction,  that  the  flood  gates 
of  such  canal  or  basin  shall  be  opened  at  least  once  in  every 
twenty  four  hours  for  the  space  of  one  hour  on  the  flood  and 
one  hour  on  the  ebb  of  the  tide. 

Sec  4.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  each  and  every 
violation  of  the  2d  and  3d  Sections  of  this  ordinance,  shall 
be  adjudged  by  Council,  and  punished  by  a  fine  not  exceed- 
ing one  hundred  dollars  for  each  offence. 

Sec  5.  And  be  it  f  urther  ordained,  That,  in  case  the 
authority  of  Council  is  disregarded,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of 
the  executive  officers  of  the  city  to  present  the  various 
canals  and  basins,  wherein  offences  against  #iis  ordinance 
are  committed,  as  nuisances,  and  require  their  abatement. 

Sec  6.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  6th  Dec.  1849. 

R.  WAYNE,  Mayor, 

Attest:  Edward  G.  Wilson,  Clerk  Council 

*  3cb  titles  Canal  Basins,  Commons  and  Grants. 


BONDS. 


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BONDS. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  aid  the  Monroe  Rail  Road  Company,  and  to  authorize 
the  Mayor  and  City  Treasurer  to  sign  Bonds  to  the 
amount  of  Fifty  Thousand  Dollars. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  this  Council  will  subscribe  or  loan  to  the  stock  of  the 
Monroe  Rail  Road  Company  the  sum  of  Fifty  Thousand 
Dollars.;  in  Bonds,  and  that  the  Mayor  and  City  Treasurer 
be  authorized  to  sign  the  same,  payable  in  five,  six,  seven, 
eight  and  nine  years,  bearing  an  interest  of  seven  per  cent 

Sec  -2.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  3d  November,  1842. 

WM.  H,  CUYLER,  Chairman, 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  be  entitled  An  Ordinance  to  amend  an  Ordinance  en- 
titled An  Ordinance  to  Aid  the  Monroe  Rail  Road  Com- 
pany, and  to  authorize  the  Mayor  and  City  Treasurer  to 
sign  Bonds  to  the  amount  of  Fifty  Thousand  Dollars, 
passed  on  the  third  of  November,  eighteen  hundred  and 
forty-two. 

Sec,  L  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Jlldermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof,  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  the  words  "The  Monroe  Rail  Road  Company," 
wherever  they  occur  in  the  above  entitled  Ordinance  be 


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BONDS. 


changed  to  the  "Monroe  Rail  Road  and  Banking' Company/' 
.  Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained.  That  the  interest  on 
the  Bonds  authorized  by  the  said  Ordinance  to  be  issued,, 
be  payable  annually  from  the  date  of  said  Bonds  in  the 
City  of  Savannah,  and  that  in  the  absence  of  the  Mayor 
the  Chairman  of  Council  be  authorized  to  sign  the  same. 
Sec.  3.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  1st  December,  1842, 

WM.  H.  CUYLER,  Acting  Mayor. 
Attest :  Elisha  Wylly,  Clerk  Council. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  authorize  the  Mayor  to  Issue  certain  Bonds. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and.  Aldermen  of 
fhe  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  samef 
That  the  Mayor  be  authorized  to  issue  a  Bond  or  Bonds  to 
Andrew  Low  &  Company,  payable  in  six,  seven,  eight  and 
nine  years,  for  the  sum  of  Twenty  Thousand  Dollars,  bear- 
ing an  interest  of  seven  per  cent,,  from  the  first-  day  of 
December,  Eighteen  Hundred  and  Forty-Two,  in  payment 
for  the  purchase  of  certain  rail  road  iron  $  Provided,  That 
the  said  Andrew  Low  &  Company  shall  deliver  to  the  said 
Mayor  certain  Bonds  of  the  corporation  now  in  their  pos-- 
session,  for  the  said  sum  of  Twenty  Thousand  Dollars. 
Passed  in  Council  28th  February,  1843. 

RICHARD  D.  ARNOLD,  Mayor. 

Attest  i  Elisha  Wylly,  Clerk  Council 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  authorize  and  direct  the  Honorable  the  Mayor  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  to  subscribe,  in  behalf  of  the  Mayor 


BONDS. 


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and  Aldermen  of  the  City  of  Savannah  and  Hamlets 
thereof,  for  Fifteen  Hundred  Shares,  of  One  Hundred 
Dollars  each,  in  the  "  South-Western  Rail  Road  Com- 
pany," and  to  authorize  the  issuing  of  the  Bonds  of  the 
City  of  Savannah,  in  payment  of  such  subscription. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hmnlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  his  honor  the  Mayor  of  the  City  be,  and  he  is  hereby 
authorized  and  directed  to  subscribe,  in  behalt  of  this  cor- 
poration, for  Fifteen  Hundred  Shares,  of  One  Hundred 
Dollars  each,  in  the  South- Western  Rail  Road  Company. 

Sec  2.  Jind  be  it  further  ordained,  That  there  shall  be 
issued  in  the  Bonds  of  the  City  of  Savannah,  One  Hundred 
and  Fifty  Thousand  Dollars,  to  pay  for  such  subscription. 
The  Bonds  shall  be  issued  in  sums  of  One  Thousand  Dol- 
lars each,  bearing  interest  at  seven  per  cent,  per  annum,  the 
interest  payable  semi-annually  in  New- York,  the  principal 
payable  at  the  end  of  twenty  years  at  Savannah.  There 
shall  be  attached  to  each  Bond  coupons  or  interest  warrants 
for  each  half  yearly  sum  of  interest.  The  Bonds  shall  be 
in  the  following  or  similar  form  : 

State  of  Georgia,  1 
Chatham  County.  J 
Know  all  men  by  these  presents,  That  the  Mayor  and  Al- 
dermen of  the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof, 
acknowledge  to  owe  to  the  South-Western  Rail  Road  Com- 
pany the  sum  of  One  Thousand  Dollars,  lawful  money  of 
the  United  States  of  America,  which  sum  the  said  Mayor 
and  Aldermen  of  the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets 
thereof,  do  hereby  promise  for  themselves  and  their  succes- 
sors, well  and  truly  to  pay  to  the  said  the  South-Western 
Rail  Road  Company,  or  to  the  bearer  thereof  on  the 

day  of  One  Thousand  Eight 

Hundred  and  Sixty-Nine,  at  the  Treasury  in  the  City  of  Sa- 
vannah, and  the  said  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the  City 
4  ' 


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BONDS. 


of  Savannah  and  Hamlets  thereof,  for  themselves  and  their 
successors,  do  hereby  engage  to  pay  an  interest  on  the  said 
sum  of  One  Thousand  Dollars,  at  the  rate  of  seven  per  cent- 
per  annum,  in  the  City  of  New- York,  to  wit :  On  the  first  day 
of  Eighteen  Hundred  and  Fifty,  and  on  the 

first  days  of  ,  and  in  each  and  every 

year  thereafter,  upon  the  delivery  of  the  coupons  severally 
annexed,  until  the  payment  of  the  said  principal  sum. 

In  testimony  whereof,  the  Mayor  and  City  Treasurer  have 
signed  these  presents  and  caused  to  be  hereto  affixed  the 
seal  of  said  City  this  day  of  1849* 

The  Bonds  shall  be  signed  by  the  Mayor  and  Treasurer, 
and  have  attached  thereto  the  seal  of  this  corporation,  with 
the  attestation  of  the  Clerk  of  Council,  and  the  coupons  or 
interest  warrants  shall  be  signed  by  the  City  Treasurer. 

Sec.  3.  Jlndbe  it  further  ordained,  That  the  Treasurer 
shall  number  and  keep  a  register  of  said  Bonds. 

Sec  4.  Jind  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  Mayor 
shall  deliver  the  said  Bonds  to  the  President  of  the  South- 
western Rail  Road  Company,  in  payment  of  said  subscrip- 
tion, on  the  receipt  of  scrip  for  the  stock  subscribed  for,  and 
on  the  delivery  of  the  bonds  of  the  South- Western  Rail 
Road  Company  to  this  corporation,  in  the  penalty  of  One 
Hundred  and  Fifty  Thousand  Dollars,  with  condition  that 
the  proceeds  of  said  Bonds  be  expended  for  Iron  Rails 
Chains  and  Spikes,  for  the  South- Western  Rail  Road,  and 
that  this  corporation  shall  have  a  lien  on  the  same,  until 
actually  laid  down  on  the  Road,  as  aforesaid,  for  use,  as 
security  for  the  debt  created  by  the  Bonds  hereby  authorized. 
Passed  in  Council  2d  August,  1849. 

R.  WAYNE,  Mayor, 

Attest :  Edward  G.  Wilson,  Clerk  Council 


BONDS, 


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AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  authorize  and  direct  the  Honorable  the  Mayor  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  to  subscribe,  in  behalf  of  the  Mayor 
and  Aldermen  of  the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets 
thereof,  for  Two  Thousand  Shares  of  One  Hundred  Dol- 
lars each,  in  the  Augusta  and  Waynesboro'  Rail  Road 
Company,  and  to  authorize  the  issuing  of  the  Bonds  of 
the  City  of  Savannah,  in  payment  of  such  subscription. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same* 
That  his  honor  the  Mayor  of  the  City  be,  and  he  is  hereby 
authorized  and  directed  to  subscribe  in  behalf  of  this  corpor- 
ation for  Two  Thousand  Shares,  of  One  Hundred  Dollars 
.each,  in  the  Augusta  and  Waynesboro'  Rail  Road  Company, 

Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained.  That  there  shall  be 
issued  in  Bonds  of  the  City  of  Savannah,  Two  Hundred 
Thousand  Dollars,  to  pay  for  such  subscription.  The  Bonds 
shall  be  issued  in  sums  of  Five  Hundred  Dollars  each,, 
bearing  interest  at  seven  (7)  per  cent,  per  annum,  the  interest 
payable  semi-annually  in  New- York,  the  principal  payable 
at  the  end  of  twenty  years  at  Savannah.  There  shall  be 
attached  to  each  Bond  coupons  or  interest  warrants  for 
each  half  yearly  sum  of  interest.  The  Bonds  shall  be  in 
the  following  or  similar  form : 

State  of  Georgia,  1 
City  of  Savannah  ] 
Kn'ou  '  these  presents,  That  the  Mayor  and  Al- 

dermen of  th  iy  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof, 
acknowledge  to  owe  to  the  Augusta  and  Waynesboro'  Rail 
Road  Company  the  sum  of  Five  Hundred  Dollars,  lawful 
money  of  the  United  States  of  America,  which  sum  the 
said  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the  City  of  Savannah  and  the 
hamlets  thereof,  do  hereby  promise  for  themselves  and  their 
successors  well  and  truly  to  pay  to  the  said,  the  Augusta  and 


BONDS. 


Waynesboro'  Rail  Road  Company,  or  to  the  bearer  thereof, 
on  the  day  of  One  Thousand 

Eight  Hundred  and  Seventy,  at  the  Treasury  in  the  City  of 
Savannah,  and  the  said  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  Hamlets  thereof,  for  themselves  and 
their  successors,  do  hereby  engage  to  pay  mi  interest  on  the 
said  sum  of  Five  Hundred  Dollars  at  the  rate  of  seven  per 
cent  per  annum,  in  the  City  of  New- York,  to  wit-:  On  the 
first  day  of  Eighteen  Hundred  and  Fifty, 

and  on  the  first  days  of  and 
in  each  and  every  year  thereafter,  upon  the  delivery  of  the 
coupons  severally  annexed,  until  the  payment  of  the  said 
principal  sum 

In  testimony  whereof  the  Mayor  and  City  Treasurer  have 
signed  these  presents,  and  caused  to  be  hereto  affixed  the 
seal  of  said  City  this  day  of  1850. 

Sec.  3.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  Treasurer 
shall  number  and  keep  a  register  of  said  Bonds. 

Sec  4.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  Mayor  shall 
deliver  the  said  Bonds  to  the  President  of  the  Augusta  and 
Waynesboro'  Rail  Road  Company,  in  payment  of  said  sul> 
scription  from  time  to  time,  as  the  instalments  on  the  said 
stock  are  called  in. 

Passed  in  Council  17th  January,  1850. 

R.  WAYNE,  Mayor. 

Attest:  Edward  G.  Wilson,  Clerk  Council. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  authorize  and  direct  the  Honorable  the  Mayor  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  to  purchase  in  behalf  of  the  Mayor 
and  Aldermen  of  the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets 
thereof  the  Springfield  Plantation,  and  to  authorize  the 
issuing  of  the  Bonds  of  the  City  of  Savannah  in  pave- 
ment of  such  purchase. 


BONDS. 


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Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Mdermen  of 
Nie  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof,  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  his  honor  the  Mayor  of  the  City  be  and  he  is  hereby 
authorized  and  directed  to  purchase  from  N.  A.  Hardee,  R. 
M.  Adams,  and  F.  H.  Welman,  Trustees  of  the  minors  of 
the  late  Joseph  Stiles,  the  tract  of  land  known  as  the  Spring- 
field Plantation,  at  the  rate  of  Twenty-Nine  Dollars  per  acre. 

Sec  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  there  shall  be 
issued,  in  Bonds  of  the  City  of  Savannah,  a  sum  sufficient 
to  pay  for  such  purchase  The  Bonds  shall  be  issued  in 
sums  of  Five  Hundred  Dollars  each,  bearing  interest  at 
seven  per  cent,  per  annum,  the  interest  payable  semi-annu- 
ally in  Savannah;  the  principal  payable  at  the  end  of  twenty- 
five  years  at  Savannah.  The  Bonds  shall  be  in  the  follow- 
ing or  similar  form : 
State  of  Georgia, 
City  of  Savannah. 

Know  all  men  by  these  presents,  That  the  Mayor  and  Al- 
dermen of  the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof, 
acknowledge  to  owe  to  one  N.  A.  Hardee,  R.  W.  Adams  and 
F.  H.  Welman,  Trustees  of  the  .minors  of  the  late  Joseph 
Stiles,  or  to  the  survivor  or  successor,  the  sum  of  Five 
Hundred  Dollars,  lawful  money  of  the  United  States  of 
America,  which  sum  the  said  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  do  hereby 
promise  for  themselves  and  their  successors  well  and  truly 
to  pay  to  the  said  Trustees  or  to  the  bearer  hereof  on  the 

day  of  One  Thousand  Eight 

Hundred  and  Seventy-Five,  at  the  Treasury  in  the  City  of 
Savannah ;  and  the  said  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof,  for  themselves 
and  their  successors,  do  hereby  engage  to  pay  an  interest  a£ 
the  rate  of  Seven  per  centum  per  annum,  at  the  City  Treas- 
urer's Office  in  the  City  of  Savannah,  to  wit :  On  the 

day  of  Eighteen  Hundred  and 

Fifty,  and  in  each  and  every  year  thereafter,  until  the  pay- 
ment of  the  said  principal  sum. 


so 


BONDS. 


In  testimony  whereof  the  Mayor  and  City  Treasurer  have 
signed  these  presents,  and  caused  to  be  hereto  affixed  the 
seal  of  the  said  City  this  day  of  Eighteen 

Hundred  and  Fifty. 

The  Bonds  shall  be  signed  by  the  Mayor  and  City  Treas- 
urer, and  have  attached  thereto  the  seal  of  this  corporation, 
with  the  attestation  of  the  Clerk  of  Council 

Sec.  3.  Jlndbe  it  further  ordained,  That  the  Treasurer 
shall  number  and  keep  a  register  of  said  Bonds, 

Sec.  4.  Jind  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  Mayor  shall 
deliver  the  said  Bonds  to  the  Trustees  aforesaid,  in  payment 
of  said  purchase. 

Passed  in  Council  10th  June,  1850. 

R.  WAYNE,  Mayor, 

Attest:  Edward  G.  Wilson,  Clerk  Council 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
■To  amend  an  Ordinance  entitled  an  Ordinance  to  authorize 
and  direct  the  Honorable  the  Mayor  of  the  City  of  Savan- 
nah to  purchase,  in  behalf  of  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen 
of  the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof,  the 
Springfield  Plantation,  and  to  authorize  the  issuing  of  the 
Bonds  of  the  City  of  Savannah  in  payment  of  such  pur- 
chase, passed  the  10th  day  of  June,  1850. 

Sec  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Mdermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  assem- 
bled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same^ 
That  the  Bonds  authorized  by  the  second  section  of  the  above 
recited  Ordinances  shall  have  attached  coupons  or  interest 
warrants  for  each  half  yearly  sum  of  interest,  which  said 
coupons  shall  be  signed  by  the  City  Treasurer. 

Sec  2.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  29th  August,  1850. 

R.  WAYNE,  Mayor, 

Attest :  Edward  G.  Wilson^  Clerk  Council 


BONDS. 


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AN  ORDINANCE, 

To  authorize  and  direct  the  Honorable  the  Mayor  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  to  subscribe  in  behalf  of  the  Mayor 
and  Aldermen  of  the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets 
thereof,  for  One  Thousand  Shares,  of  One  Hundred  Dol- 
lars each  in  the  South- Western  Rail  Road,  to  be  used  and 
appropriated  by  said  Company,  exclusively  to  the  building 
and  constructing  the  Twenty-One  Miles  of  Road  from  Fort 
Valley  to  the  Eastern  terminus  of  the  Muscogee  Rail  Road, 
and  to  authorize  the  issuing  of  the  Bonds  of  the  City  of 
Savannah  in  payment  of  such  subscription. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah^  and  Hamlets  thereof,  in  Council  assembled ', 
and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  sa?ne.y 
That  his  honor  the  Mayor  of  the  City  be,  and  he  is  hereby 
authorized  and  directed  to  subscribe  in  behalf  of  this  cor- 
poration, for  One  Thousand  Shares,  of  One  Hundred  Dollars 
each,  in  the  South- Western  Rail  Road,  to  be  expended  in  the 
construction  of  the  Twenty-One  Miles  of  Road  from  Fort 
Valley  to  the  Eastern  terminus  of  the  Muscogee  Rail  Road. 

Sec  2,  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  there  shall  be 
issued  in  Bonds  of  the  City  of  Savannah  One  Hundred 
Thousand  Dollars,  to  pay  for  said  subscription.  The  Bonds 
shall  be  issued  in  sums  of  Five  Hundred  Dollars  each, 
bearing  interest  at  seven  (7)  per  cent  per  annum,  the  interest 
payable  semi-annually  ;  the  principal  payable  at  the  end  of 
twenty-five  years  at  Savannah.  There  shall  be  attached  to 
each  Bond  coupons  or  interest  warrants,  for  each  half  yearly 
sum  of  interest.  The  Bonds  shall  be  in  the  following  or 
similar  form : 

State  of  Georgia,  ) 
City  of  Savannah,  j 

Know  all  men  by  these  presents,  That  the  Mayor  and  Al- 
dermen of  the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof, 
acknowledge  to  owe  to  the  South  Western  Rail  Road  Com- 
pany the  sum  of  Five  Hundred  Dollars  lawful  money  of  the 


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BONDS. 


United  States  of  America,  which  sum  the  said  Mayor  and 
Aldermen  of  the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof, 
do  hereby  promise  for  themselves  and  their  successors  well  and 
truly  to  pay  to  the  said  South  Western  Rail  Road  Company  or 
to  the  bearer  thereof,  on  the  day  of  one  thou- 

sand eight  hundred  and  seventy-six,  at  the  Treasury  in  the 
City  of  Savannah :  And  the  said  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen 
of  the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof,  for  them- 
selves and  their  successors,  do  hereby  engage  to  pay  an  in- 
terest, on  the  said  sum  of  five  hundred  dollars,  at  the  rate  of 
seven  per  cent,  per  annum,  to  wit :  on  the  first  day  of 

1850  and  on  the  first  day  of  and 
in  each  and  every  year  thereafter  upon  the  de- 
livery of  the  coupons  severally  annexed,  until  the  payment 
of  the  said  principal  sum. 

In  Testimony  Whereof,  The  Mayor  and  the  City  Treasurer 
have  signed  these  presents,  and  caused  to  be  hereto  affixed 
the  seal  of  said  City,  this  day  of  1851. 

The  bonds  shall  be  signed  by  the  Mayor  and  City  Trea- 
surer, and  have  attached  thereto  the  seal  of  this  corporation, 
with  the  attestation  of  the  Clerk  of  Council,  and  the  coupons 
or  interest  warrants  shall  be  signed  by  the  City  Treasurer. 

Sec.  3.  And  he  it  f  urther  ordained,  That  the  Treasurer 
shall  number  and  keep  a  register  of  said  bonds. 

Sec.  4.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  Mayor 
shall  deliver  the  said  bonds  or  their  equivalent  in  money 
at  the  option  of  the  Mayor,  to  the  President  of  the  South 
Western  Rail  Road  Company,  in  payment  of  said  subscrip- 
tion, from  time  to  time,  as  the  instalments  on  the  stock  are 
called  in. 

Passed  in  Council  10th  April,  1851. 

R.  WAYNE,  Mayor, 
Attest;  Edward  G.  Wilson,  Clerk  Council, 


BONUS. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  provide  for  the  issuing  of  the  Bonds  of  the  City  of  Sa- 
vannah, to  pay  the  subscription  heretofore  made  to  the 
Savannah  and  Ogeechee  Plank  Road  Company. 

Sec.  1.  Beit  ordained by the  Mayor  and Aldermen  of 'the 
City  of  Savannah  and  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  assembled, 
and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  there  shall  be  issued  Bonds  of  the  City  of  Savannah  to 
the  amount  of  Five  Thousand  Dollars,  to  pay  for  the  City's 
subscription  to  the  Savannah  and  Ogeechee  Plank  Road 
Company.  The  said  Bonds  shall  •  be  payable  in  ten  years, 
with  interest  at  the  rate  of  seven  per  cent,  per  annum ;  the 
interest  payable  semi-annually,  according  to  coupons  to  be 
annexed  to  the  Bonds. 

Passed  in  Council  17th  January,  1852. 

RICHARD  D.  ARNOLD,  Mayor, 

Attest :  R.  F.  Aiken,  Clerk  Council. 



AN  ORDINANCE, 

To  provide  for  the  issuing  of  Bonds  of  the  City  of  Savan* 
nah  to  pay  for  a  Lot  of  Land  purchased  for  the  site  of  the 
Water  Works  of  the  City,  from  Messrs.  Amos  Scudder, 
Alexander  A.  Smets,  Rob't.  Lachlison  and  Jas.  Lachlison, 

Sec.  h  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  author  ity  of  the  same, 
That  there  shall  be  issued  Bonds  of  the  City  of  Savannah 
to  the  amount  of  Twenty-Two  Thousand  Dollars,  to  pay  for 
a  lot  of  land  purchased  for  the  site  of  the  Water  Works  of 
the  City  from  Messrs.  Amos  Scudder,  Alexander  A.  Smets, 
Robert  Lachlison  and  James  Lacklison.    The  said  Bonds 

shall  be  payable  in  twenty  years,  with  interest  at  the  rate  of 
5 


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BONDS. 


seven  per  cent,  per  annum ;  the  interest  payable  semi-annu- 
ally, according  to  the  coupons  to  be  annexed  to  the  said 
Bonds. 

Passed  in  Council  1st  July,  1852. 

RICHARD  D.  ARNOLD,  Mayor. 
Attest:  R.  F.  Aiken,  Clerk  Council 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  provide  for  the  issuing  of  Bonds  of  the  City  of  Savannah, 
to  pay  for  the  construction  of  the  Water  Works  for  said 
City, 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof,  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  samef 
That  there  shall  be  issued  Bonds  of  the  City  of  Savannah 
to  the  amount  of  Two  Hundred  Thousand  Dollars,  to  pay 
for  the  construction  of  the  Water  Works  for  said  City.  The 
said  Bonds  shall  be  payable  in  twenty-five  years,  with  interest 
at  the  rate  of  seven  per  cent  per  annum ;  the  interest  payable 
semi-annually,  according  to  the  coupons  to  be  annexed  to  the 
Bonds. 

Sec.  2.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  27th  January,  1853. 

R.  WAYNE,  Mayor, 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  authorize  the  Mayor  to  subscribe  for  so  much  of  the' 
extended  stock  of  the  Savannah  Gas  Light  Company  as 
the  City  is  entitled  to,  and  also  to  authorize  the  issuing  of 
Bonds  to  meet  said  subscription. 


BONDS, 


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Sec.  1.  Be  it  Ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  the  Mayor  be,  and  he  is  hereby  authorized,  for  and  in 
behalf  of  this  corporation,  to  subscribe  for  Two  Hundred 
andt  Twenty-Five  Shares  of  the  extended  stock  of  the 
Savannah  Gas  Light  Company,  being  the  amount  which 
falls  to  the  City  in  the  apportionment  of  said  stock. 

Sec  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  Mayor  be, 
and  he  is  hereby  authorized  to  issue  Bonds  of  the  City,  in. 
the  usual  form,  to  the  amount  of  Five  Thousand  Dollars, 
bearing  interest  at  the  rate  of  seven  per  cent,  per  annum, 
and  payable  thirty  years  after  date ;  the  proceeds  of  said 
Bondsto  be  applied  in  payment  for  the  new  subscription  to 
the  Gas  Stock. 

Sec.  3.    Repealing  clause. 
Passed  in  Council  10th  February,  1853. 

R.  WAYNE,  Mayor. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  provide  for  the  issuing  of  Bonds  of  the  City  of  Savannah 
to  pay  for  Improving  the  Navigation  of  the  River  and 
Harbor  of  Savannah. 

Sec  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  assem- 
bled, and  it  is  hereby  Ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  there  shall  be  issued  Bonds  of  the  City  of  Savannah 
to  the  amount  of  one  hundred  and  sixty  thousand  dollars, 
to  be  advanced  to  pay  for  the  improving  of  the  navigation 
of  the  river  and  harbor  of  Savannah,  the  said  Bonds  shall 
be  issued  in  sums  of  five  hundred  dollars,  payable  in  thirty 
years  with  interest  at  the  rate  of  seven  per  cent,  per  annum, 
the  interest  payable  semi-annually  according  to  the  coupons 


$0 


BONDS. 


to  be  annexed  to  the  Bonds.    The  Bonds  shall 'be  signed  >by 

the  Mayor  and  City  Treasurer  and  have  attached  thereto  the 
seal  of  this  corporation,  with  the  attestation  of  the  Clerk  of 
Council,  and  the  coupons  or  interest  warrants,  shall  be  signed 
by  the  City  Treasurer,  the  City  Treasurer  shall  number  and 
keep  a  register  of  said  Bonds. 

Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  proceeds 
of,  or  the  moneys  arising  from  the  sale  of  said  Bonds,  shall 
be  expended  in  such  sums,  and  at  the  times,  and  in  such 
manner  as  the  Mayor  shall  deem  most  expedient  for  the  purr 
pose  of  carrying  on  the  proposed  improvement. 

Sec  3.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  2d  June,  1853. 

R.  WAYNE,  Mayor. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  be  entitled  an  Ordinance  to  authorize  the  Mayor  to  sub- 
scribe One  Million  Dollars,  to  the  Savannah  and  Albany 
Rail  Road  Company  and  to  issue  Bonds  of  the  City  for  the 
payment  thereof. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and.  Aldermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as^ 
sembled,  aud  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  the  Mayor  is  hereby  authorized  to  subscribe  one 
million  dollars  to  the  Capital  Stock  of  the  Savannah  and 
Albany  Rail  Road  Company. 

Sec  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  Bonds  of  the 
City  bearing  seven  per  cent,  interest,  shall  be  issued  payable 
at  the  City  Treasury  in  Savannah  thirty-five  years  from  the 
date  thereof,  for  the  payment  of  the  instalments  upon  said  sub- 
scription of  one  million  dollars  as  the  same  may  become 
due.  The  Bonds  shall  be  issued  in  sums  of  one  thousand 
and  five  hundred  dollars,  one  third  of  the  former,  and  two 
thirds  of  the  latter;  to  the  Bonds  shall  be  affixed  coupons 


BONDS. 


Cor  the  payment  of  semi-  annual  interest  payable  at  the  City 
Treasury  in  Savannah. 

Sec.  3.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  said  instal- 
ments, shall  be  paid  in  bonds  or  in  money  at  the  option  of 
/the  city. 

Sec.  4.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  23d  Sept.,  1853. 

R.  WAYNE,  Mayor. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
'To  provide  for  the  Issuing  of  Bonds  for  the  City,  to  pay  the 
subscription  heretofore  made  to  the  Opelika  Rail  Road 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
Pity  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  there  shall  be  issued  Bonds  of  the  City  of  Savannah 
to  the  amount  of  one  hundred  thousand  dollars,  to  pay  the 
City's  subscription  to  the  Branch  Road  between  Columbus, 
(Ga.  and  Opelika,  the  said  Bonds  shall  be  payable  in  twenty 
years,  with  interest  at  the  rate  of  seven  per  cent  per  annum, 
,the  interest  payable  semi-annually  according  to  coupons  to 
,be  annexed  to  the  Bonds. 

Passed  in  Council  6th  April,  1854. 

JOHN  E.  WARD,  Mayos, 


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CATTLE  LIMITS. 


CATTLE  LIMITS. 


AN  ORDINANCE. 
To  Prevent  Bulls,  Cows,  Oxen  and  Calves,  and  other  Cattle 
from  Running  at  Large. 

Sec.  1.  This  Section  amended  and  superceded  by  Isi  Section  of  ordi- 
nance, passed  10  March,  1853— See  said  ordinance  immediately  succeeding 
this  ordinan<  . 

Sec.  2.  And be  it  farther  ordained,  That  from  and  after 
the  first  day  of  March  next,  it  shall  not  be  lawful  for  any 
person  to  keep  any  bull,  ox,  steer,  nor  more  than  one  cow 
within  the  limits  aforesaid,  (See  ordinance,  10th  March? 
1853,)  unless  such  persons  shall  keep  such  cows  in  a  house 
floored  or  paved  and  kept  constantly  clean  and  free  from 
dirt,  and  if  more  than  one  cow  shall  be  kept  otherwise  than 
is  herein  provided  for,  or  if  the  cow  house  shall  at  any  time 
he  found  otherwise  than  perfectly  clean  and  free  from  dirt9 
the  owner  or  keener  of  such  cow  or  cows,  shall  be  liable  to  a 
penalty  of  five  dollars,  and  an  additional  fine  of  two  dollars 
for  every  day  such  house  shall  so  remain  after  notice  to  com- 
ply with  this  ordinance,  and  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  City 
Marshal  and  any  and  all  City  Constables  to  take  up  and  im- 
pound any  cow,  heifer,  ox,  bull,  steer  or  calf  found  so  going 
at  large,  and  there  at  the  pound  to  keep  the  sam  e  till  such 
penalty,  and  all  expenses  of  keeping  be  paid  by  the  owner 
or  his  agent  not  exceeding  sixteen  cents  per  day  for  main- 
tenance, besides  costs  of  advertising  and  sale,  and  if  the 
same  be  not  paid  within  ten  days  after  being  taken  up,  the 
animal  so  taken  up,  shall  be  sold  by  the  City  Marshal,  on  five 
days  previous  public  notice  to  the  highest  bidder,  the  funds  to 
be  applied  to  the  payment  of  the  expenses  of  poundage  and  the 
penalty  aforesaid,  and  the  surplus  to  be  paid  over  to  the 
owner.  Provided  nothing  herein  named  shall  be  so  con- 
strued as  to  prevent  cows  being  driven  through  the  streets; 


CATTLE  LIMITS. 


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to  pasturage  in  charge  of  a  competent  driver,  or  with  a  view 
to  bring  them  into  or  removing  them  from  the  City,  and  any- 
slave  or  free  person  of  color  guilty  of  any  of  the  offences 
provided  for  in  this  Section,  failing  to  pay  the  penalties 
prescribed  may  be  whipped  by  order  of  the  Mayor  or  any 
Alderman  and  may  receive  any  number  of  lashes  not  exceed- 
ing twenty. 

Sec.  3.    And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  owner  or 
owners  of  said  cattle,  shall  for  each  violation  of  this  ordi- 
nance, be  fined  in  a  sum  not  exceeding  five  dollars. 
Sec  4.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  11  Feb.  1841. 

ROBERT  M.  CHARLTON,  Mayor. 
Attest:  M.  Myers,  Clerk  Council 


AN  ORDINANCE, 

To  be  entitled  an  Ordinance  to  amend  an  Ordinance  entitled 
an  Ordinance,  to  prevent  Bulls,  Cows,  Oxen  and  Calves 
and  c  ei  cattle  from  running  at  large,  passed  in  Council 
February,  1841. 

Sec  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  assem- 
bled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  from  and  after  the  passing  of  this  ordinance  the  pro- 
visions of  the  above  recited  ordinance  be  so  amended  and 
extended  as  to  prevent  bulls,  cows,  oxen,  calves  and  other 
cattle  running  at  large  within  the  following  limits  viz: — - 
Gwinnett  street  on  the  South,  prolonged  East  and  West  to 
the  extended  corporate  limits  of  the  City  of  Savannah  and 
the  Hamlets  thereof,  the  Savannah  river  on  the  North  and 
the  corporate  limits  of  the  City  of  Savannah  on  the 
East  and  West. 

Sec  2.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  10th  March,  1853. 

R;  WAYNE,  Mayor 


4a 


CANAL  BASINS. 


CANAL  BASINS, 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  grant  permission  to  the  Canal  Company  to  dig  a  Basin 
seventy-five  feet  wide  for  timber,  and  also  to  grant  permis- 
sion to  the  Savannah  Patent  Brick  Company  to  dig  a 
Basin  forty  feet  wide  for  the  reception  of  flat  Boats  at 
their  wharf  on  the  canal. 

Sec.  I.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof,  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same? 
That  the  Canal  Company  be  and  is  hereby  permitted  to 
make  a  basin  seventy-five  feet  wide  for  timber,  &c,  through 
the  land  of  the  Central  Rail  Road  and  Banking  Company 
of  Georgia,  on  the  Western  side  of  the  canal  and  connected 
with  the  canal,  Provided,  that  the  same  be  located  under  the 
supervision  of  the  committee  on  Dry  Culture,  and  that  all 
culverts  and  ditches  which  the  said  committee  shall  deem 
necessary  by  reason  of  said  basin,  shall  be  made  by  the 
said  Canal  Company  at  its  expense. 

Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  Savannah 
Patent  Brick  Company,  be  and  it  is  hereby  permitted  to 
make  a  basin  forty  feet  wide,  for  the  reception  of  flat  boats 
at  their  wharf  on  the  canal,  Provided,  that  the  same  be 
located  under  the  supervision  of  the  committee  on  Dry 
Culture  and  that  all  culverts  and  ditches  which  the  said  com- 
mittee shall  deem  necessary,  by  reason  of  said  basin,  shall 
be  made  by  the  said  Savannah  Patent  Brick  Company 
at  its  expense. 

Sec.  3.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  7th  April,  1853. 

R.  WAYNE;  Mayor. 


CEMETERIES.  41 

CEMETERIES. 


an  ordinance; 

To  amend  and  consolidate  the  various  Ordinances  of  the' 
City  of  Savannah  for  the  Regulation  of  Cemeteries  or 
Burial  Grounds  in  said  City,  and  denning  the  duties  of 
the  Sexton  thereof. 

Sec.  1.  This  Section  is  amended  by  an  Ordinance  passed  the  27 th  A-ugust;- 
1839,  so  far  as  to  embrace  the  Hebrew  Burial  Ground  as  one  of  the  Public 
Cemeteries — See  next  succed'mg  ordinance — and  is  superseded  in  all  other 
respects  by  the  Ordinance  passed  June  3d,  1852,  setting  apart  a  certain  por- 
tion of  the  Springfield  tract  of  land  to  be  called  the  Laurel  Grove  Cemetery.- 
See  said  Ordinance  below. 

Sec,  2.  This  Section  is  also  superseded  by  the  10th  Section  of  the  Ordi- 
nance of  June  3d,  1852. 

Sec.  3.  Jind  be  it  further  ordained,  That  all  persons 
visiting  any  of  the  Cemeteries  shall,  whilst  within  the  en- 
closures, conduct  themselves  in  an  orderly  and  correct 
manner,  and  any  person  behaving  otherwise,  or  defacing 
any  tomb,  or  headstones,  or  vaults,  or  enclosures,  or  trees,  of 
otherwise  injuring  them,  shall,  if  a  white  person,  be  fined 
in  a  sum  not  exceeding  thirty  dollars,  and  if  a  person  of 
color,  shall  be  subject  to  the  same  fine,  or  be  punished  with 
not  exceeding  thirty  nine  lashes*- 

Sections  IV,  V,  VI,  VII,  VIII,  IX.  X,  XI  and  XII.  superseded  and  re- 
pealed by  the  provisions  as  they  are  contained  in  the  said  Ordinance  of  June' 
3d,  1852,  below. 

Sec.  1 3.    And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  all  fines  and 
penalties  inflicted  by  this  Ordinance  shall  be  recovered  in 
the  usual  manner,  one  half  of  which  fines,  when  collected, 
shall  go  to  the  informer,  the  other  half  to  the  use  of  the  city.- 
Passed  in  Council  14th  March,  1839. 

M.  HALL  MCALLISTER,  Mayor, 

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AN  ORDINANCE, 

To  amend  an  Ordinance  entitled  an  Ordinance  to  amend 
and  consolidate  the  various  Ordinances  of  the  City  of 
Savannah,  for  the  regulation  of  the  Cemeteries  or  Burial 
Grounds  in  the  said  city,  and  for  defining  the  duties  df 
the  Sexton  thereof 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Jlldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  assem- 
bled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same3 
That  the  Hebrew  Burial  Grounds  shall  be  considered  and 
deemed  public  Cemeteries  of  the  City  of  Savannah,  and 
that  the  first  section  of  the  above  entitled  Ordinance  shall 
be  so  amended  as  to  include  the  same. 

Sec.  2.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  27th  August,  1839. 

R,  R.  CUYLER,  Chairman  pro  tern, 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  set  apart  and  dedicate  a  portion,  of  the  Springfield  Plan* 
tation,  lately  purchased  by  the  corporation  of  the  City  of 
Savannah,  from  the  heirs  and  devisees  of  Joseph  Stiles, 
deceased,  for  a  Public  Cemetery — to  provide  for  a  sale  of 
the  Lots  in  said  Cemetery  for  purposes  of  sepulture,  and 
for  the  protection,  preservation,  adornment  and  regulation 
of  said  Cemetery  —  and  further  to  regulate  future 
interments. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  assem* 
bled,  and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same > 
That  so  much  of  the  Springfield  Plantation  as  is  herein  set 
fourth  and  described,  be,  and  the  same  is  hereby  set  apart 
and  dedicated  as  a  Public  Cemetery  forever,  to  be  known  by 


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the  name  of  Laurel  Grove  Cemetery — that  is  to  say — The 
parcel  of  land  begining  at  the  northern  fenc#  recently  built, 
running  across  the  land  purchased  from  the  heirs  of  Joseph 
Stiles — between  the  lands  of  Dr.  Bulloch  on  the  East  and 
the  dam  of  the  old  rice  field  on  the  West,  and  running 
Southwardly  between  said  lands  of  Dr.  Bulloch  and  land  of 
the  heirs  of  Morel  on  the  East  and  said  dam  on  the  West,  to 
the  corner  of  the  bank  on  land  of  the  heirs  of  Morel  on  the 
Eastern  side — then  from  said  corner  Westwardly,  to  within 
sixty  feet  of  the  fence  now  running  from  a  point  near  said 
corner  in  a  South-westwardly  direction— and  thence  by  said 
fence  and  a  line  in  the  direction  thereof,  on  the  Eastern  side, 
and  by  the  said  dam  and  a  line  in  the  direction  thereof  on 
the  Western  side  to  the  Southern  line  of  the  said  lands  pur- 
chased from  the  heirs  of  Joseph  Stiles.  And  that  the  space 
of  sixty  feet  next  to  said  fence  and  a  line  in  the  direction 
thereof,  from  said  corner  to  the  Southern  line  of  said  purchase, 
shall  be  a  public  highway  or  street  forever,  and  be  called  by 
the  name  of  Kollock  street. 

Sec  2.  Jind  be  it  further  ordained,  That  a  piller  of 
granite  shall  be  placed  at  each  of  the  comers  of  said  land  so 
set  apart  and  dedicated,  and  a  map  of  the  land  so  set  apart 
and  designated  shall  be  made  by  the  City  Surveyor,  and  re- 
corded on  the  county  record,  in  order  that  the  true  location 
of  the  said  Cemetery  may  be  known  and  perpetuated. 

Sec.  3.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  plan  of 
the  interior  of  said  Cemetery,  made  by  James  0.  Morse,  and 
now  in  the  office  of  the  Clerk  of  Council,  be  and  the  same  is 
hereby  declared  to  be  the  true  plan  thereof,  and  that  all  the 
ways,  passages,  avenues  and  corners  thereon  delineated, 
shall  forever  be  kept  free  and  unobstructed  for  the  use  of 
those  who  may,  at  any  time  hereafter,  become  owners  of  lots 
in  said  Cemeteiy,  and  for  the  public,  subject  however,  at  all 
times  to  such  rules  and  regulations,  as  may^from  time  to 
time  be  made  by  Council  for  the  government  of  the  same. 

Sec  4.  Jind  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  Health 
and  Cemetery  committee,  together  with  a  committee  of  five 


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citizens  of  Savannah,  to  be  appointed  by  the  Mayor,  shall 
constitute  a  Board,  a  majority  whereof  shall  proceed  to  name 
the  avenues,  and  also  to  number  the  several  lots  laid  out 
within  that  part  of  said  Cemetery  which  is  now  enclosed  by 
a  fence,  and  that  after  the  said  lots  shall  have  been  duly 
numbered  for  the  easy  ascertainment  of  the  same,  to  offer 
said  lots  or  as  many  thereof  as  in  their  judgment  may  be 
proper  to  the  public,  in  the  manner  and  upon  the  terms 
hereinafter  mentioned. 

Sec.  5.  And  be  it  further  ordained.  That  the  lots  in 
said  Cemetery  when  offered  for  sale  under  the  direction  of 
the  said  Board,  shall  each  be  set  up  at  a  valuation  of  ten 
dollars,  and  shall  be  knocked  of  to  the  highest  bidder  above 
that  valuation  ; — [Amended — see  next  ordinance.] — that  the 
time  of  sale  of  said  lots  thall  be  advertised  for  at  least 
twenty  days  in  each  of  the  gazettes  of  the  City  of  Savannah, 
and  the  sale  shall  be  at  or  near  the  premises.  The  sales 
may  be  closed  or  continued  from  day  to  day,  or  be  adjourned 
over  to  any  future  day,  at  the  discretion  of  a  majority  of  the 
said  Board. 

Sec.  6.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  purchasers 
of  said  lots  shall  respectively,  on  payment  of  the  purchase 
money  to  the  City  Treasurer,  and  on  their  paying  also  one 
dollar  to  the  Clerk  for  title,  be  entitled  to  receive  from  Council 
titles  for  the  same ;  but  upon  the  express  condition  that  the 
lot  or  lots  conveyed  shall  not  be  aliened  or  conveyed  away 
by  the  purchasers  or  their  heirs  respectively  to  any  other 
person  or  persons  whomsoever,  provided  the  purchase  money 
and  title  fee  be  paid  within  ten  days  from  the  day  of  sale; 
and  if  the  purchase  money  in  any  case,  be  not  paid  within 
said  ten  days,  the  lots  in  relation  to  which  the  failure  shall 
occur  shall  revert  to  the  corporation  of  the  City  of  Savannah. 
The  title  to  be  delivered  to  purchasers  shall  have  inserted 
therein  a  clause  of  agreement  declaring  that  the  Mayor  and 
Aldermen  of  the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof, 
shall  always  have  the  right  and  power  to  regulate  the  man- 
ner of  interments  on  the  lots. 


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Sec.  7.  *Rnd  be  it  farther  ordained,  That  all  and 
^singular  the  monies  arising  from  sales  of  lots  in  said  Ceme- 
tery at  any  time  hereafter,  shall  he  kept  separate  from  all 
other  monies  in  the  Treasury  and  shall  be  used  and  expended 
ronly  for  the  purposes  of  enclosing,  protecting,  famishing  • 
and  adorning  the  said  Cemetery,  under  such  regulations  as 
Council  may  from  time  to  time  prescribe. 

And  Whereas  the  crowded  state  of  the  Old  Cemeteries 
renders  it  absolutely  necessary  that  interments  therein 
should  cease  at  as  early  a  day  as  possible.;  and  whereas  it  is 
..the  duty  of  Council  to  encourage  the  voluntary  removal  of 
remains  now  within  the  Old  Cemeteries^ 

Sec.  8.  Be  it  further  ordained.  That  no  interment 
of  the  body  of  any  deceased  person  shall  be  made  in  either 
mf  the  present  Cemeteries  after  his  Honor  the  Mayor  shall, 
;under  the  direction  of  Council,  give  public  notice  in  all  the 
city  gazettes  that  Laurel  Grove  Cemetery  is  prepared  to 
receive  all  remains  of  deceased  persons,* 

And  Whereas  it  is  the  duty  of  Council,  also  to  provide  a 
suitable  place  for  the  interment  of  deceased  free  persons  of 
color  and  slaves : 

Sec  9.  Be  it  further  ordained,  That  there  shall 
be  laid  out  in  the  So  nth- western  portion  of  the  lands  before 
set  apart  for  the  Cemetery  fifteen  acres  of  ground,  which 
shall  be  used  alone  for  the  interment  of  the  remains  of  de- 
ceased persons  of  color,  under  such  regulation  as  Council 
may  from  time  to  time  prescribe. 

Sec  10.  Be  U  further  ordained,  That  from  and  after  the 
day  of  publication  of  preparation  of  said  Laurel  Grove 
Cemetery,  shall  be  made  by  the  Mayor  as  above  provided 
for,  . it  shall  not  be  lawful  to  inter  any  dead  body  in  any  other 
place,  within  the  corporate  limits  of  the  City  of  Savannah, 
than  in  the  said  .Laurel  Grove  Cemetery,  and  in  the  present 
Hebrew  Cemetery  and  any  person  who  shall  so  inter  or  cause 
to  be  interred,  or  be  in  any  manner  concerned  in  interring 
any  dead  body  within  the  corporate  limits,  save  in  Laurel 
Grove  Cemetery  and  said  Hebrew  Cemetery,  shall  be  subject 
*  The  balance  of  this  Section  repealed— see  Sec.  2,  next  ordinance. 


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to  a  fine  of  five  hundred  dollars,  to  be  recovered  on  infor- 
mation before  the  Mayor  of  said  city, 

Sec.  11.  And  be  it  further  ordained.  That  there  shall  be 
erected  at,  or  near  the  said  Laurel  Grove  Cemetery,  a  con- 
venient dwelling  house,  kitchen  and  stable,  and  also  an  out- 
house for  the  accommodation  of  laborers — and  at  the  gate 
or  main  entrance  to  said  Cemetery,  there  shall  be  erected  a 
Lodge,  and  within  the  said  Cemetery,  there  shall  be  erected 
a  Chapel  and  a  Public  Vault,  all  under  the  direction  of  the 
Health  and  Cemetery  committee.  The  dwelling,  stable, 
kitchen  and  laborers'  house,  shall  be  placed  in  the  keeping 
of  an  officer  to  be  elected  by  Council  as  hereinafter  provided.; 
The  Chapel  shall  be  for  the  use  of  all  such  as  desire  to  have 
funeral  service  therein.  The  Vault  shall  be  for  the  tempor- 
ary keeping  of  the  remains  of  such  persons  as  are  to  be 
carried  away  from  the  city.  The  Lodge  shall  be  for  a 
Porter  to  attend  the  gate. 

Sec  12.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  Council  shall 
on  a  day  to  be  fixed  by  resolution  of  the  Board,  elect  an 
officer  to  be  called  the  Keeper  of  Laurel  Grove  Cemetery,  to 
serve  until  the  first  regular  meeting  of  Council  in  January 
next — and  for  the  term  of  three  years  thereafter,  and  at  the 
first  regular  meeting  in  January,  1856,  Council  shall  elect 
such  Keeper  to  serve  three  years.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of 
such  Keeper  to  watch,  protect,  and  keep  in  good  order  and 
condition  the  said  Cemetery  and  the  public  property  attached 
to  the  same;  to  keep  at  all  times  two  able  bodied 
laborers  to  work  within  the  Cemetery  grounds — to  dig  all 
graves  promptly  upon  the  written  request  of  any  person  or 
persons— to  attend  the  gate  at  the  main  entrance  for  the 
purpose  of  opening  the  same  in  the  morning  and  closing  it 
at  evening,  and  to  perform  by  himself  and  laborers  such 
other  service  relating  to  the  Cemetery  and  interments  there- 
in as  the  Health  and  Cemetery  Committee  may  prescribe^ 
The  said  Keeper  shall  have  the  use  of  the  dwelling,  kitchen 
and  outhouses  aforesaid,  and  of  half  an  acre  of  land  for  a  gar- 
demand  shall  receive  as  compensation  for  all  his  service,  and 


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for  the  service,  hire  and  maintenance  of  said  two  laborers,  the 
sum  of  one  hundred  and  twenty-five  dollars  per  month  during 
hrs  continuance  in  office.  And  the  said  Keeper,  for  any  failure 
to  prepare  a  grave  for  the  remains  of  any  white  person,  at 
the  written  request  of  any  inhabitant  of  the  city,  shall  be 
subject  to  a  fine  not  exceeding  fifty  dollars,  to  be  imposed  by 
the  Mayor  of  the  City.  It  shall  also  be  the  duty  of  such 
Keeper  to  keep  a  plan  of  said  Cemetery,  with  the  lots  num- 
bered thereon,  and  to  record  all  interments  by  the  numbers 
of  the  lots ;  and  it  shall  also  be  his  duty  to  keep,  in  a  well 
hound  book,  a  regular  record,  with  correct  dates,  of  all  in- 
terments made  within  said  Laurel  Grove  Cemetery — shew- 
ing the  day  of  death,  age  and  disease,  or  accident  occasioning 
the  death  of  the  deceased^  and  it  shall  be  further  his  duty 
to  send  into  Council  a  monthly  perfect  transcript  -of  such 
record. 

Sec.  13,  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  present 
office  of  Sexton  shall  be  abolished  after  -the  first  day  of 
January  next. 

Sec  14.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  Keeper 
of  said  Laurel  Grove  Cemetery  shall  collect  for  every  grave 
of  a  white  person  which  he  may  dig,  and  for  every  vault 
which  he  may  open,  the  sum  of  one  dollar  and  fifty  cents, 
to  be  paid  into  the  Treasmy  ;  and  he  shall  collect  a  like  sum 
when  he  may  dig  a  grave  for  a  colored  person,  or  fifty  cents 
for  supervising  the  digging  of  a  g^ave  for  a  colored  person, 
to  be  paid  in  like  manner  into  the  Treasury,  and  added  <t® 
the  fund  arising  from  the  sale  of  lots;  but  nothing  herein 
contained  shall  compel  the  Keeper  to  close  a  vault  unless 
the  actual  cost  thereof  be  paid  to  him. 

Sec  15.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  all  interments 
in  the  said  Laurel  Grove  Cemetery,  shall  be  made  in  such 
manner  as  the  Health  and  Cemetery  Committee,  or  any 
member  thereof,  may  from  time  to  time  prescribe. 

Sec  16,  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  if  any  white 
person  shall  remove,  deface,  or  in  any  manner  injure  any 
-monument  railing,  enclosure,  ornament,  tree  or  plant,  within 


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said  Laurel  Grove  Cemetery,  such  person  so  offending,  shall 
be  subject  and  liable  to  a  fine  of  not  less  than  five  dollars 
and  not  exceeding  one  hundred  dollars,  to  be  imposed  by 
the  Mayor  of  the  city,  and  if  any  person  of  color  shall  be 
guilty  of  the  like  offence,  such  person  of  color  shall  be 
subject  and  liable  to  such  fine,  not.  exceeding  fifty  dollars,, 
and  to  such  corporal  punishment  as  the  Mayor  of  the  City 
may  impose  or  cause  to  be  inflicted.-  If  any  white  person 
shall  shoot  any  gun,  pistol,  rifle  or  other  fire  arm,  within  the 
said  Laurel  Grove  Cemetery,  such  person  shall  be  subject 
to  a  fine  of  five  dollars,  to  be  imposed  by  the  Mayor,  and  if 
any  person  of  color  shall  commit  the  like  offence,  such 
person  of  color  shall  be  liable  to  a  like  fine,  and,  moreover,, 
to  such  corporal  punishment  as  the.  Mayor  may  cause  to  be 
inflicted.  If  any  person  shall  place  on  any  part  of  the 
ground  set  apart,  as  aforesaid,  for  Laurel  Grove  Cemetery,  or 
©n  the  city  land  adjoining,  any  dead  carcass  or  any  putrid 
or  offensive  matter  whatever,  such  person  shall  be  liable  to 
a  fine  of  five  dollars,  to  be  imposed  by  the  Mayor ;  and,f 
moreover,  such  person,  if  a  colored  person,,  shall  be  subject 
to  such  corporal  punishment  as  the  Mayor  may  cause  to  be' 
inflicted.  The  nett  proceeds  of  all  fines  imposed  under  this 
section,  shall  be  added  to  the  fund  arising  from  the  sale  of 
lots. 

Sec.  17.  And  be  it  further  ordained?  That  a;  certain  part 
of  the  said  Laurel  Grove  Cemetery  shall  be  designated  by 
the  Board  named  in  the  fourth  section  of  this  Ordinance,, 
for  the  interment  of  the  remains  of  persons  who  may  die 
leaving  no  effects,  and  the  expense  of  any  such  interments 
shall  be  paid  out  of  the  City  Treasury  in  such  manner  as 
Council  may  by  resolution  prescribe. 

Sec.  18.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  a  certain  other 
part  of  the  said  Laurel  Grove  Cemetery  shall  be  designated 
by  the  said  Board  for  the  interment  of  the  remains  of  strangers,.' 
non-residents,  and  persons  not  buried  at  the  public  expense, 
and  persons  not  owning  lots. 

Sec.  19,    And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  a  person- 


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shall  be  appointed  by  the  Mayor  of  the  city  to  protect  the 
old  Cemeteries  after  the  first  day  of  January  next,  and  the 
duty  of  such  person  shall  be  to  attend  to  the  opening  and 
closing  of  the  gates,  and  to  the  cutting  down  and  removing 
the  grass  and  weeds,  and  he  shall  be  paid  at  the  rate  of  one 
hundred  and  fifty  dollars  per  annum,  as  long  as  his  services 
may  be  required. 

Sec.  20.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  Health  and 
Cemetery  Committee  shall  have  power,  after  the  public  sales 
aforesaid  shall  be  finally  closed,  to  sell  any  reverted  or  un- 
sold lot  at  private  sale  for  ten  dollars. 
Passed  in  Council  3d  June,  1852. 

JNO.  W.  ANDERSON,  Mayor  pro  tern. 

Attest :  R.  F.  Aikin,  Clerk  Council. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  be  entitled  an  Ordinance  to  amend  the  fifth  section,  and  to 
repeal,  in  part,  the  eighth  section  of  an  Ordinance,  entitled, 
an  Ordinance  to  set  apart  and  dedicate  a  portion  of  the 
Springfield  Plantation,  lately  purchased  by  the  corporation 
from  the  heirs  and  devisees  of  Joseph  Stiles,  deceased,  for  a 
public  Cemetery :  to  provide  for  the  sale  of  lots  in  said  Ceme- 
tery, for  the  purpose  of  sepulture,  and  for  the  protection,  pres- 
ervation, adornment  and  regulation  of  said  Cemeteiy,  and 
further  to  regulate  future  interments,  passed  June  3d,  1852. 

Sec  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Mdermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof ,  in  Council  assem- 
bled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  from  and  after  the  passing  of  this  Ordinance,  the  fifth 
section  of  said  Ordinance  above  recited,  shall  be  amended 
by  adding  the  following  proviso,  after  the  word  "valuation," 
to  wit :  "  Provided,  That  no  person,  in  his  own  name,  shall 
bid  offor  purchase  more  than  one  of  the  lots  in  said  cemetery/' 

Sec.  2.    And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  from  and  after 


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the  passing  of  this  Ordinance,  so  much  of  the  8th  section  of 
said  recited  Ordinance  as  relates  to  refunding  the  valuation 
money  to  any  purchaser  of  a  lot  who  may  remove  the  re- 
mains of  any  deceased  member  or  connection  of  his  or  her 
family  from  either  of  the  old  cemeteries  into  Laurel  Grove 
Cemetery  he,  and  the  same  is  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  3.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  10th  March,  1853. 

R.  WAYNE,  Mayor, 

Attest:  Edward  G.  Wilson,  Clerk  Council 


PROCLAMATION. 

Mayor's  Office,  \ 
Savannah,  May  9th,  1853.  / 
Whereas,  Council  at  a  regular  meeting,  held  on  the  27th 
January,  1853,  passed  a  resolution  requiring  me  to  issue  my 
proclamtion  "  closing  the  old  cemetery  for  the  purpose  of 
interment  after  the  first  of  July  next ".  : 

Therefore,  I  do  hereby  proclaim,  that  after  the  first  day  of 
July  next,  the  old  or  Brick  Cemetery  will  be  closed  for  the 
purpose  of  interment. 

R.  WAYNE,  Mayor, 
Attest:  Edward  G.  Wilson,  Clerk  Council. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  be  entitled  an  Ordinance  to  provide  a  more  correct  Regis- 
try of  Deaths  occuring  in  the  City  of  Savannah. 

•Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  andMdermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof,  in  Council  assem- 
bled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  from  and  after  the  passing  of  this  Ordinance  it  shall 
be  the  duty  of  each  and  every  person  acting  in  the  capacity 
of  undertaker  or  sexton,  superintending  a  funeral,  to  keep  a 


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correct  record  in  a  well  bound  book,  of  all  interments  made 
by  himself  or  assistants,  of  the  remains  of  any  deceased 
person  dying  in  the  City  of  Savannah  and  interred  in  any 
other  place  than  Laurel  Grove  Cemetery,  showing  the 
nativity,  age,  place  of  residence,  day  of  death,  disease  or 
accident  occasioning  the  death  of  the  deceased,  name  of  at- 
tending physician,  and  place  of  interment. 

Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  it  shall  be  the 
duty  of  each  and  every  person  so  employed  as  undertaker, 
or  sexton,  as  mentioned  in  the  aforesaid  section,  to  hand  to 
the  Clerk  of  Council  a  regular  monthly  transcript  of  the 
aforesaid  record,  and  to  make  out  and  furnish  a  weekly 
report  of  the  same  to  the  Secretary  of  the  Board  of  Health 
whenever  said  Board  holds  its  meetings  weekly,  and 
monthly  when  its  meetings  are  held  monthly. 

Sec.  2.  And  be  it  f  urther  ordained,  That  it  shall  be 
the  duty  of  the  Clerk  of  Council  to  copy  the  aforesaid 
monthly  transcript  into  a  well  bound  book  kept  for  that 
purpose,  and  also  to  copy  the  monthly  transcript  of  the 
keeper  ol  Laurel  Grove  Cemetery  into  another  well  bound 
book,  and  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  said  clerk  to  notify  Council 
of  any  neglect  of  any  undertaker  or  sexton,  or  of  any 
violation  of  the  foregoing  section  of  this  Ordinance,  and  the 
said  clerk  shall  receive  the  sum  of  two  hundred  dollars  per 
annum,  payable  quarterly,  for  the  duties  above  required  to 
be  performed  by  him. 

Sec.  4.  And  be  it  f  urther  ordain  ed,  That  each  and  every 
person  so  acting  in  the  capacity  of  undertaker  or  sexton, 
who  shall  fail  to  keep  a  correct  record  of  all  such  interments, 
or  to  furnish  a  transcript  of  the  same,  as  provided  for  in  the 
foregoing  section  of  this  Ordinance,  shall,  on  conviction  be- 
fore the  Mayor,  be  fined  in  the  sum  of  thirty  dollars  for  each 
and  every  offence,  one  half  the  fine  for  the  use  of  the  in- 
former and  the  other  half  for  the  use  of  the  city. 

Sec  5.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  head  of 
any  family  or  keeper  of  a  public  or  private  boarding  house, 
or  the  keeper  of  any  other  house,  hospital  or  place,  from 


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whose  residence  a  dead  body  shall  be  removed  for  burial  in 
any  other  than  the  Laurel  Grove  Cemetery,  and  who  shall 
employ  no  undertaker  or  sexton  for  the  purpose,  shall,  within 
twenty-four  hours  after  such  burial,  make  a  report  to  the 
Clerk  of  Council  of  the  particulars,  as  required  by  the  first 
section  of  this  Ordinance,  and  on  failure  for  each  offence 
shall  forfeit  and  pay  the  sum  of  thirty  dollars,  one  half  of 
the  fine  for  the  use  of  the  city,  and  the  other  half  payable 
to  the  informer. 

Sec.  6.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  20th  October,  1853. 

R.  WAYNE,  Mayor. 

Attest:  Edward  G.  Wilson,  Clerk  Council. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
Entitled  an  Ordinance  to  set  apart  a  portion  of  Laurel  Grove 
Cemetery  for  the  special  use  of  the  members  of  the  He- 
brew congregation  for  Cemetery  purposes  only. 

•  Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  audi he  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  the  portion  of  Laurel  Grove  Cemetery  lying  South  of 
the  present  enclosure,  adjoining  the  fence  on  the  one  side, 
and  fronting  on  Kollock-street,  containing  four  acres,  more 
or  less,  be,  and  the  same  is  hereby  set  apart  for  the  special 
use  of  the  members  of  the  Hebrew  congregation  for  ceme- 
tery purposes,  on  the  following  conditions :  They  clearing, 
preparing,  laying  out,  and  enclosing  the  ground  at  their  own 
cost,  the  fence  on  the  line  of  Kollock-street,  to  correspond 
with  the  permanent  fence  when  built  of  the  same  line  oi 
the  public  cemetery,  namely:  a  brick  base  of  feet 
high,  surmounted  with  a  substantial  iron  fence,  when  the 
same  shall  be  executed  to  be  agreed  upon  by  the  committee 
on  Health  and  Cemetery. 


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Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained.  That  when  said  por- 
tion shall  have  been  surveyed  and  laid  out,  that  Solomon 
Cohen  be  allowed  to  select  the  same  number  of  lots,  of  the 
same  dimensions  as  he  now  holds  in  the  present  enclosure, 
and  the  amount  paid  by  him  for  the  same  be  taken  as  so 
much  of  the  purchase  money  of  the  aforesaid  parcel  on 
condition  of  his  surrender  of  the  title  he  now  holds,  the 
price  of  said  parcel  to  be  estimated,  as  nearly  as  possible, 
by  the  proportion  of  such  quality  of  ground  in  the  portion 
set  apart  for  cemetery  purposes,  valuing  it  according  to  the 
price  paid  by  the  city. 

Sec.  3.  And,  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  ground 
thus  set  apart  for  the  congregation  aforesaid,  shall  be  laid  off 
into  lots  of  similar  size,  namely :  twelve  by  twenty-five  feet, 
having  a  border  of  one  foot  in  width  around  each  lot,  and 
there  shall  be  avenues  similar  and  alleys  for  convenient  access 
to  each  lot,  and  that  whenever  the  prest  enclosure  of  Laurel 
Grove  Cemetery  shall  need  be  extended,  the  aforesaid  avenues 
shall  be  open  for  the  passage  of  vehicles  to  other  portions  of 
the  cemetery  grounds,  and  the  keeper  of  Laurel  Grove  Ceme- 
tery shall  dig  all  graves,  and  keep  a  record  of  all  interments 
made  therein  in  the  same  manner  and  on  the  same  terms  as 
in  any  other  portion  of  Laurel  Grove  Cemetery. 

Sec.  4.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  said  lots 
shall  be  sold  oh  the  same  terms  and  under  the  same  limita- 
tions and  restrictions  as  the  lots  in  the  public  cemetery,  and 
that  after  the  fencing  and  clearing  are  paid  for,  the  purchase 
money  of  all  lots  shall  be  paid  into  the  City  Treasury. 

Sec.  5.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  17th  November,  1S53. 

R.  WAYNE,  Mayor, 

Attest:  Edward  G.  Wilson,  Clerk  Council. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  be  entitled  an  Ordinance  to  regulate  the  lees  for  the  use 
of  the  public  vault  at  Laurel  Grove  Cemetery,  and  to  &e- 


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CEMETERIES. 


fine  the  duties  of  the  Keeper  relative  to  the  use  of  said 
vault,  and  to  prevent  nuisances  therefrom. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  from  and  after  the  passing  of  this  ordinance,  it  shall 
be  the  duty  of  the  Keeper  of  Laurel  Grove  Cemetery,  when- 
ever application  is  made  for  the  deposit  of  the  remains  of 
any  deceased  person  in  said  public  vault,  to  require  and 
record,  in  a  book  kept  especially  for  that  purpose,  the  name, 
age,  nativity,  residence  or  where  brought  from,  disease  and 
attending  physician ;  also,  the  time  of  removal  of  the  same 
from  said  vault,  and  the  disposal  thereof  made;  and  if  in- 
terred in  said  Cemetery  he  shall  record  the  same  as  pre- 
scribed by  existing  ordinances,  but  no  such  remains  shall 
be  admitted  into  said  vault  except  in  air-exhausted  cases,  or 
cases  packed  in  boxes  and  filled  with  deodorising  powder; 
and  if  any  deposit  in  said  vault  shall  at  any  time  become  so 
offensive  as  to  interfere  with  the  free  use  of  the  same  in  the 
opinion  of  the  Health  and  Cemetery  Committee,  or  any 
member  thereof,  it  shall  under  the  direction  of  the  same,  be 
immediately  buried,  giving  due  notice  thereof  to  the  friends, 
where  circumstances  will  permit :  Provided,  the  body  of  no 
person  who  may  have  died  with  the  small  pox  shall  ever  be 
deposited  in  said  vault 

Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  Keeper  ot 
said  Cemetery  shall  demand  and  collect  the  sum  of  five 
dollars,  for  the  deposit  of  the  remains  of  any  deceased  per- 
son in  said  vault,  and  an  additional  fee  of  twenty-five  cents 
a  day  for  each  and  every  day  after  the  first  ten,  that  such 
body  remains  in  said  vault,  but  no  additional  fee  for  the  re- 
movel  of  the  same,  except  when  such  remains  are  interred 
in  Laurel  Grove  Cemetery,  or  some  other  vault  in  said  Ceme- 
tery, when  he  shall  demand  the  fee  prescribed  in  the  ordi- 
nance regulating  the  same,  and  he  shall  pay  over  all  such 
fees  and  charges,  when  collected  into  the  City  Treasury; 


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and  no  other  vault  in  said  Cemetery  shall  be  used  for  rent 
or  hire;  and  if  any  person  shall  be  found  receiving  rent  for 
the  use  of  his  or  her  vault  in  said  Cemetery,  he  or  she  shall, 
on  conviction  be  fined  in  the  sum  of  twenty  dollars — one 
half  to  the  informer,  the  other  to  the  city. 

Sec.  3.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  whenever  the 
remains  of  any  deceased  person,  shall  be  left  in  the  said 
public  vault  one  month,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Keeper 
to  notify  the  friends  or  person  who  applied  for  the  admission 
of  the  same,  that  it  must  be  removed  within  the  next  sixty 
days ;  and  if  it  is  not  removed  at  the  expiration  of  that  time,  it 
shall  be  the  duty  of  said  Keeper  to  have  such  remains  intered 
in  that  portion  of  the  Cemetery  grounds  allotted  to  strangers, 
unless  some  friend  or  relative  shall  provide  a  lot  for  the  same. 

Sec  3.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  whenever 
application  is  made  for  the  temporary  deposit  of  any  deceased 
person  in  said  public  vault,  which  have  been  long  deposited 
in  any  vault  in  the  Old  Cemetery  and  are  inoffensive  the  said 
Keeper  shall  admit  the  same  free  from  the  usual  entrance  fee, 
but  he  shall  demand  and  collect  a  fee  of  twenty-five  cents  a 
day  for  each  and  every  case  or  box  for  everyday  they  remain 
in  said  vault ;  all  of  which  when  collected,  shall  be  paid  into 
the  City  Treasury. 

Sec.  5.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  9th  March,  1854. 

JOHN  E.  WARD,  Mayor. 

Attest :  Edward  G.  Wilson,  Clerk  Council. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  appropriate  and  set  apart  a  portion  of  Laurel  Grove 
Cemetery  for  the  interment  of  Israelites. 

Sec  1 .  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same. 


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That  those  sections  of  the  Laurel  Grove  Cemetery  tract, 
known  as  numbers  (13)  thirteen  and  seventeen,  on  Morse's 
plan,  be  set  apart  for  the  burial  of  such  Israelites  as  may 
purchase  lots  therein,  and  that  the  margin  be  reserved  for 
paupers. 

Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  said  sections 
shall  be  separated  from  the  rest  of  the  tract  by  a  light  open 
railing:  Provided,  There  be  gates  at  the  roads  and  avenues 
leading  into  the  same. 

Sec.  3.  And,  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  City  Treas- 
urer be  authorized  to  repay  to  Solomon  Cohen  all  monies 
expended  on  the  same  when  he  shall  produce  proper  vouchers. 

Sec.  4.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  all  the  Ordi- 
nances applying  to  Laurel  Grove  Cemetery  shall  apply  to 
the  above  sections. 

Sec.  5.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  4th  May,  1854. 

JOHN  E.  WARD,  Mayor. 

Attest  :  Edward  G.  Wilson,  Clerk  Council. 


CITY  OFFICERS, 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  alter  and  amend  an  Ordinance  for  the  better  defining  the 
duties,  pointing  out  the  oaths,  and  establishing  the  fees  of 
the  several  City  Officers  therein  mentioned,  passed  in 
Council  2d  August,  1839. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof,  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained,  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  the  first  section  of  the  above  recited  Ordinance  be 
and  the  same  is  hereby  repealed.  (See  Ordinance  2d  Aug.. 
1839,  below.) 


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Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained.  That  in  addition  to 
the  duties  of  the  Mayor,  as  provided  by  various  Ordinances 
in  force,  he  shall  publish  or  cause  to  be  published/ on  the 
second  Monday  in  November  in  each  year,  (or  as  soon  there- 
after as  he  can  procure  the  report  of  the  Finance  Committee,) 
an  account  of  the  receipts  and  expenditures  of  the  city  for 
the  year  ending  31st  October  of  each  year,  and  that  the 
amount  shall  undergo  the  inspection  and  be  certified  by  the 
Committee  of  Finance  before  the  publication  of  the  same. 

Seg.  3.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  26th  June,  1845. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  be  entitled  an  Ordinance  further  to  define  the  duties  of 
the  Mayor,  and  to  fix  his  salary. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  from  and  after  the  passage  of  this  Ordinance,  in  addi- 
tion to  the  duties  imposed  by  existing  Ordinances  it  shall 
be  the  duty  of  the  Mayor  to  have  an  office  in  the  exchange 
building.* 

Sec  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  he  shall  be 
chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Finance. 

Sec.  3.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  he  shall  ex- 
amine monthly  the  Books  of  all  the  officers  of  Council,  shall 
superintend  and  inspect  every  public  work  done  in  the  city 
under  the  authority  of  Council,  shall  see  that  all  contracts 
between  the  city  and  other  parties  are  properly  drawn  up, 
executed  and  performed,  shall  inspect  the  streets,  lanes  and 
squares  and  public  grounds  as  often  as  the  interest  of  the 
city  requires,  for  the  purpose  of  seeing  that  they  are  kept 

*  All  the  words  of  this  section,  after  the  word  building,  stricken  out. 
See  Ordinance  29th  December,  1853,  succeeding  this  Ordinance. 
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in  proper  order,  and  shall  generally  superintend  the  city 
officers  and  see  that  their  several  duties  are  faithfully  per- 
formed. 

Sec.  4.  Jind  be  it  further  ordained,  That  he  (the  Mayor) 
shall  see  that  a  portion  of  the  City  Watch  are  stationed  at 
the  Guard  House,  alternating  each  day,  to  take  charge  of 
such  persons  as  may  he  sent  there  for  misdemeanors,  and  to 
perform  such  other  duties  as  may  he  required  of  them. 

Sec.  5.    And  he  it  further  ordained,  That  the  salary  of 
the  Mayor,  from  and  after  the  passage  of  this  Ordinance, 
shall  he  at  the  rate  of  twenty-five  hundred  dollars  per  an- 
num, payable  in  quarterly  instalments. 
Sec.  6.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  10th  February,  1853. 

RICHARD  D.  ARNOLD, 
Chairman  Council  and  Mayor  pro  tern. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  amend  the  1st  section  of  an  Ordinance  passed  the  10th 
February,  1853,  entitled  an  Ordinance  further  to  define 
the  duties  of  the  Mayor  and  to  fix  his  salary. 

Sec  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof,  in  Council  assem- 
bled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  the  first  section  of  the  above  recited  Ordinance  be 
amended  by  striking  ouUherefrom  all  after  the  word  building. 
Sec  2.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  29th  December,  1853. 

JOHN  E.  WARD,  Mayor. 
Attest :  Edward  G.  Wilson,  Clerk  Council. 


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AN  ORDINANCE, 

For  the  better  defining  and  enforcing  the  duties,  pointing 
out  the  oaths,  and  establishing  the  fees  of  the  several  City 
Officers  therein  specified,  and  for  other  purposes  therein 
mentioned. 

Sec.  1,  This  section  repealed.  See  1st  Section  of  preceding  ordinance, 
passed  June  26th,  1845  ;  and  also  the  next  succeeding  ordinance,  passed  10th 
February,  1853,  as  to  the  duties  of  the  Mayor  and  his  salary. 

Sec.  2.  Arid  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  Clerk  of 
Council  or  City  Clerk  shall  keep  an  office  in  the  Exchange, 
which  office  he  shall  attend  from  nine  o'clock  A.  M.,  to 
two  o'clock  P.  M.,  (Sundays  excepted,)  and  to  which  all  per- 
sons having  business  with  him  in  the  line  of  his  duty  may 
repair,  and  in  addition  to  the  duties  which  are  prescribed  by 
the  various  ordinances  which  are  now  in  force  or  which 
may  hereafter  be  ordained,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  said 
clerk  to  receive  all  applications  and  petitions,  and  to  lay  the 
same  before  the  Mayor  or  acting  Mayor,  if  immediate 
necessity  require,  or  the  City  Council  at  the  next  regular 
meeting  thereof.  And  he  shall  keep  true  and  fair  copies  of  the 
proceedings  of  said  council,  and  of  all  ordinances  passed  by 
them,  which  shall  be  registered  and  remain  of  record  in 
books  to  be  kept  for  that  purpose ;  and  he  shall  furnish 
copies  of  such  minutes  to  the  city  printers,  (unless  otherwise 
directed  by  Council,)  within  twenty  four  hours  after  the  ad- 
journment of  every  meeting. 

Amended  so  as  to  read  "  within  forty-eight  hours  after  the  adjournment 
of  the  meetings  of  the  City  Council. ,r  See  ordinance  passed  24th  March. 
1853— hereafter. 

And  he  shall  also  furnish  to  the  city  printers  copies  oi 
every  ordinance  passed  by  Council  Avithin  one  week  after 
the  final  passage  thereof,  and  he  shall  keep  a  docket,  wherein 
shall  be  inserted  the  names  of  persons  fined,  offences, 
amount  of  fine,  when    inflicted,  and  returns  of  Marshal 


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thereon,  to  be  laid  before  Council  at  each  regular  meeting. 
And  the  said  Clerk  shall  attend  the  Council  at  all  regular  and 
extra  meetings  thereof,  and  he  shall  also  attend  the  Mayor, 
Chairman,  or  any  of  the  Aldermen  when  any  business 
shall  require  his  attendance ;  and  he  shall  also  record  within 
a  monthafter  each  meeting  in  a  proper  full  bound  book 
the  minutes  of  Council,  and  index  the  same. 

Sec.  3.  Jlnd  be  it  further*  ordained,  That  the  City 
Treasurer  shall  also  keep  his  office  at  the  Exchange,  and 
attend  thereat  daily,  (Sundays  excepted,)  from  nine  A.  M., 
to  two  P.  M.;  and  shall,  in  addition  to  the  other  duties  which 
are  prescribed  by  the  ordinances  which  are  now  in  force  or 
which  may  be  hereafter  ordained,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the 
said  Treasurer  to  attend  the  Council,  the  Mayor,  or  any  of 
the  Aldermen  whenever  thereto  required ;  and  he  shall  also 
whenever  required  by  the  Council,  Mayor,  acting  Mayor,  or 
Finance  Committee,  well  and  truly  account  for  all  monies 
by  him  received,  and  in  what  manner  the  same  has  been 
expended ;  and  he  shall  not  without  the  order  of  the  City 
Council  or  under  the  direction  of  some  ordinance,  pay  any 
sum  of  money  out  of  the  treasury  except  the  pay-roll  of  the 
City  Watchmen,  or  the  orders  of  the  Mayor  or  acting  Mayor  in 
favor  of  the  City  Watchmen;  and  he  shall  keep  just,  regular 
and  fair  books  of  account  and  other  books  necessary  to  cany 
out  the  provisions  of  any  ordinance  passed  in  reference  to 
his  office  or  duties ;  and  he  shall  furnish  to  the  Committee 
of  Finance  a  balance  sheet  of  his  ledger  monthly. 

Sec.  4.  Jind  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  City  Mar- 
shal shall  regularly  attend  the  City  Council  at  all  stated  and 
other  meetings,  and  at  the  police  court ;  and  also  the  Mayor 
or  any  Aldermen  whenever  required  so  to  do,  and  execute 
their  orders  and  precepts.  He  shall  give  information  of  all 
offences  committed  against  any  of  the  ordinances  of  the 
city  which  may  come  within  his  knowledge ;  and  shall  at- 
tend to  the  enforcement  of  all  the  ordinances  which  may  be 
of  force  at  any  time;  and  he  shall  perform  all  the  duties 
which  may  be  prescribed  by  any  ordinance  now  of  force  or 


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which  may  hereafter  be  ordained.  And  the  said  Marshal 
shall  account  for  and  pay  into  the  hands  of  the  City  Trea- 
surer, when  required  by  the  City  Council  or  any  ordinance 
whatever,  all  public  moneys  he  may  have  received. 

Sec.  5.  And  be  it  furthei*  ordained,  That  the  City  Con- 
stables (who  shall  be  six  in  number)  shall  be  under  the  con- 
trol and  direction  of  the  Mayor,  or  any  Aldermen,  or  the  City 
Marshal,  and  the  said  Constables  shall  execute  all  orders 
and  precepts  emanating  from  such  persons ;  and  shall  also 
give  information  of  all  offences  committed  against  any  of 
the  ordinances  of  the  city  which  may  come  within  their 
knowledge ;  and  shall  attend  to  the  enforcement  of  all  the 
ordinances  which  may  be  of  force  at  any  time,  and  perform 
all  the  duties  which  may  be  prescribed  by  any  ordinance  now 
of  force  or  which  may  hereafter  be  ordained. 

Sec  6.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  it  shall  be  the 
duty  of  the  City  Marshal  to  make  a  return  on  each  execu- 
tion, and  pay  over  to  the  City  Treasurer  the  money  by  him 
received  thereon  at  or  before  the  second  regular  meeting  of 
Council  after  such  execution  shall  have  been  issued,  except 
tax  executions. 

Sec  7.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  on  the  first  regu- 
lar meeting  of  Council  in  every  January,  there  shall  be  elected 
five  persons  to  act  as  Port  Wardens  for  the  Port  of  Savannah, 
who  shall  be  commissioned  by  the  Mayor  under  the  seal  of 
the  corporation,  whose  duties  and  fees  shall  be  conformable 
to  an  ordinance  entitled  an  ordinance  to  regulate  the  duties 
and  fix  the  fees  of  Port  Wardens  for  the  Port  of  Savannah, 
passed  in  Council  14th  March,  1824,  as  amended  and  alter- 
ed by  an  ordinance  entitled  an  ordinance  to  amend  an  ordi- 
nance to  regulate  the  duties  and  fix  the  fees  of  the  Port 
Wardens  for  the  Port  of  Savannah,  passed  the  29th  May, 
1834.    (See  post,  title  "  Port  Wardens.") 

Sec  8.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  Harbor 
Master  shall  be  elected  on  the  first  regular  meeting  of 
Council  in  December  in  each  and  every  year,*  and  it  shall 

*  See  Ordinance  3d  October,  1844,  title  "  Auctioneers.' '  which  fixes  the 
election  on  the  first  Monday  in  January  in  every  year. 


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be  the  duty  of  the  said  Harbor  Master  (in  addition  to  any 
duties  which  may  be  prescribed  by  any  of  the  Ordinances 
of  the  city  which  are  now  of  force,  or  which  may  hereafter 
be  ordained,)  to  have  printed  the  rules  and  regulations  which 
he  may  deem  proper  to  be  established  for  the  government 
of  pilots  and  masters  of  vessels,  in  the  port  of  Savannah, 
and  cause  the  same  to  be  established  in  such  manner  as 
will  give  the  most  general  information  to  those  interested : 
Provided,  That  nothing  shall  be  contained  in  these  rules  in 
opposition  to  the  laws  of  the  State  or  the  Ordinances  of  the 
city,  and  Provided,  That  the  said  rules,  so  established  by  the 
Harbor  Master, ■•shall  first  have  been  submitted  to  and  ap- 
proved of  by  the  Board  of  Commissioners  of  Pilotage  for 
the  port  of  Savannah  and  have  been  signed  by  their  chair- 
man or  secretary ;  and  if  any  person  shall  violate  any  of  the 
said  regulations,  when  they  shall  have  been  so  established , 
he  or  she  shall  be  fined  in  a  sum  not  exceeding  one  hundred 
dollars,  one  moiety  of  which  shall  be  paid  to  the  Commis- 
sioners of  Pilotage  and  the  other  moiety  to  the  City  Treas- 
urer.   (See  post  title  "Harbor  Master.") 

Sec.  9.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  on  the  first 
Monday  in  December  in  each  and  every  year,  (now  the  first 
Monday  in  January  in  each  and  every  year,  see  Ordinance 
3d  October,  1844,  title  "Auctioneers,")  the  Council  shall 
elect  not  more  than  six  Vendue  Masters  or  Auctioneers  for 
the  city  of  Savannah,  who  shall  give  bond  as  required  by 
the  laws  of  the  State,  and  who  shall  also,  previous  to  receiving 
license  or  acting  as  such,  give  bond,  with  two  or  more 
securities,  to  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the  city  of  Sa- 
vannah and  hamlets  thereof,  in  the  sum  of  one  thousand 
dollars,  conditioned  for  the  payment  of  all  dues  and  taxes  for 
which  such  auctioneers  may  be  liable,  or  which  at  any  time 
may  be  due  by  him  as  auctioneer  to  the  city,  and  to  make 
quarterly  returns,  account  and  pay  into  the  Treasury  such 
sum  or  sums  thus  due,  and  also  faithfully  to  perform  all  the 
duties  required-  by  Ordinance  of  such  auctioneers;  and 
such  Auctioneer  or  Vendue  Master  shall,  in  addition  to 


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the  fee  to  be  paid  the  State,  and  the  usual  fees  to  the  officers 
of  Council,  pay  for  the  use  of  the  city  the  sum  of  one  hun- 
dred dollars,  and  if  the  said  Vendue  Masters  or  Auctioneers 
shall  presume  to  sell  at  public  auction,  or  in  any  way  act  as 
Vendue  Masters  previous  to  receiving  his  license,  to  be 
signed  by  the  Mayor  or  acting  Mayor,  or  who  shall  refuse  or 
neglect  to  do  any  business  appertaining  to  their  respective 
offices  when  required  or  called  upon  between  sun  rise  and 
sun  set,  or  who  shall  be  guilty  of  any  collusion  or  malprac- 
tice, in  order  to  deceive,,  he  shall,  on  conviction  forfeit  a 
sum  not  exceeding  one  hundred  dollars  to  be  paid  into  the 
Treasury  of  the  city.    [See  title  "Auctioneers/'] 

Sec.  10.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  at  the  first 
regular  meeting  in  January,  in  each  and  every  year,  the 
council  shall  elect  a  Pump  Contractor,  whose  duty  it  shall 
be  to  keep  in  order  the  public  pumps  and  cisterns  for  the 
period  of  one  year  thereafter,  for  such  sum  of  money  as 
may  be  specified  in  the  proposals  of  such  Pump  Contractor, 
accepted  by  said  Council.  (  Amended,  see  Ordinance  passed 
15th  December,  1853,  below 

Sec  11.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  it  shall  be 
the  duty  of  the  Messenger  of  Council  to  summon  the  mem- 
bers of  council  as  commanded  by  the  Mayor  or  acting 
Mayor,  to  attend  all  the  meetings  of  council  for  the  purpose 
of  executing  any  commissions;  to  prepare  the  council  cham- 
ber for  its  sessions ;  to  attend  on  committees  of  council  if 
required,  and  to  execute  their  commissions  ;  to  serve  notices 
on  the  committees  of  council  from  the  clerk's  office ;  to  at- 
tend at  the  police  court  on  every  morning  at  ten  o'clock,  and 
to  remain  there  during  office  hours,  if  required  so  to  do ;  to 
.ecute  all  commissions  appertaining  to  his  office  when  re- 
quired by  the  Mayor  or  committees  of  council ;  to  keep 
clean  and  in  decent  order  the  unrented  parts  of  the  Exchange; 
to  keep  the  keys  of  all  doors  not  attached  to  rooms  rented : 
[to  light  the  Guard  House  and  prepare  wood,  fires,  and  ma- 
terials for  light,  when  necessary ;  and  he  shall  keep  it  clean 


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at  the  expense  of  the  city,  an4  shall  be  responsible  for  its 
safe  and  proper  keeping.] 

By  Ordinance  passed  8th  January,  1846,  (see  said  Ordinance  below)  the 
duties  of  Messenger  of  Council  and  Keeper  of  the  City  Guard  House  are 
declared  to  be  seperate  and  distinct ;  the  duties  therefore,  embraced  within 
the  brackets  as  above,  properly  now  belong  to  the  Keeper  of  the  Guard 
House.  As  for  the  additional  duties  required  of  the  Messenger  of  Council 
and  his  compensation  therefor,  see  resolution  parsed  by  Council  April  21st, 
1853,  below. 

Sec.  12.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  it  shall  not 
be  lawful  for  any  officers  of  council  or  any  person  holding 
any  appointment  under  council  with  any  salary  annexed 
thereto,  to  be  concerned  directly  or  indirectly  in  any  contract 
with  the  City  Council  or  their  agents  or  officers  or  in  any  con- 
tract or  engagement  of  a  pecuniary  character  in  which  the 
corporation  of  the  city  of  Savannah  is  either  directly  or  indi- 
rectly concerned,  under  the  penalty  not  exceeding  one  hun- 
dred dollars  for  every  such  offence,  and  the  person  so  offend- 
ing may  also  be  dismissed  from  office  by  the  City  Council. 

Sec.  1 3.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  election 
of  all  city  officers,  unless  otherwise  provided  by  a  law  of 
the  State,  or  an  Ordinance  of  council  of  force,  or  by  this 
Ordinance  shall  take  place  on  the  first  regular  meeting  in 
January  in  each  and  every  year ,  Provided,  always,  That  in 
case  any  office  shall  become  vacant  by  death,  resignation, 
removal  or  disability,  or  any  other  cause,  the  Mayor  and 
Aldermen  may  proceed  to  fill  said  vacancy  at  any  regular 
meeting,  first  giving  ten  days  notice  of  the  time  at  which 
said  election  will  take  place  (except  in  the  case  of  the  Mayor- 
alty, which  may  be  filled  without  any  previous  notice,) 
(see  acts  of  1843,  pamphlet  laws  page  67,  section  2,)  and, 
Provided,  also,  That  nothing  herein  contained  shall  prevent 
the  said  Mayor  and  Aldermen  from  filling  any  vacancy  by 
the  appointment  of  some  fit  and  proper  person  to  hold  the 
same  until  an  election  shall  have  been  had  upon  notice,  as 
aforesaid  ;  and  whenever  any  person  shall  be  elected  after 
said  notice  has  been  given,  such  person  shall  hold  his  office 
until  the  next  regular  election  and  no  longer. 


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Sec.  14.  And  be  it  further  ordained \  That  unless  a 
different  oath  has  been  or  shall  be  prescribed  by  any 
Ordinance  or  law,  the  following  shall  be  the  oath  to  be 
taken  and  subscribed  before  the  Mayor  or  acting  Mayor,  by 
the  several  officers  of  the  city,  viz :  "  I  do  swear  (or  affirm, 
as  the  case  may  be,)  that  I  will  well  and  truly  demean  my- 
self in  the  office  to  which  I  have  been  appointed,  and  to  the 
best  of  my  skill  and  judgment,  discharge  the  duties  of  the 
same,  so  help  me  God." 

Sec.  15.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  all  the  officers 
of  the  city  (except  the  Mayor)  and  all  others  holding  ap- 
pointments or  having  contracts  with  the  corporation  (unless 
the  case  or  office  shall  be  specially  provided  for  by  some 
other  Ordinance  or  law  of  force)  shall  give  bond,  with  two 
or  more  good  and  sufficient  securities,  to  be  approved  of  by 
council  or  the  Mayor,  to  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
city  of  Savannah  and  hamlets  thereof,  for  the  faithful  per- 
formance of  the  duties  of  the  office  t%  which  such  officer 
may  have  been  appointed  or  for  the  faithful  performance  of 
the  contract  entered  into  by  him ;  and  the  said  bond  of  the 
Clerk  shall  be  in  the  penal  sum  of  one  thousand  dollars  ;  of 
the  City  Treasurer  in  the  penal  sum  of  ten  thousand  dol- 
lars ;  of  the  City  Marshal  in  the  penal  sum  of  five  thousand 
dollars ;  of  each  of  the  City  Constables  in  the  penal  sum  of 
five  hundred  dollars ;  of  each  Port  Warden  in  the  penal 
sum  of  five  hundred  dollars ;  of  the  Messenger  of  Council 
in  the  penal  sum  of  five  hundred  dollars  ;  and  for  every 
other  officer  not  expressly  provided  for  by  this  or  any  other 
Ordinance  or  law,  in  such  sum  not  exceeding  five  thou- 
sand dollars,  as  the  council  or  Mayor  may  direct ;  and  the 
bond  of  every  contractor  shall  be  in  double  the  amount  of 
such  contract 

Sec.  16.  This  section,  which  has  relation  to  the  election  of  one  or  more 
City  Printers,  and  their  duties,  is  superceded  and  repealed  by  an  Ordinance 
passed  26th  January,  1854  ;  see  said  Ordinance  below. 

Sec.  17.    And  be.  it  further  ordained,  That  council  shall, 
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on  the  first  regular  meeting  of  council  in  each  and  every 
January,  elect  a  Keeper  of  the  City  Clock,  whose  duty  it  shall 
be  to  keep  the  same  in  good  order  and  repair,  throughout 
the  year,  and  for  which  duty  he  shall  receive  such  compen- 
sation as  may  be  stated  in  the  proposals  accepted  by  the 
said  council. 

Sec.  18.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  no  officer 
holding  any  appointment  under  council  (the  Mayor  and 
City  Printer  excepted)  shall  absent  himself  from  the  city  for 
a  longer  time  than  twenty-four  hours,  without  the  permis- 
sion of  the  Mayor  or  acting  Mayor,  and  when  the  absence 
is  to  be  prolonged  beyond  thirty  days,  without  the  permission 
of  council ;  and  where  such  permission  is  given,  the  said  of- 
ficer shall  leave  a  proper  deputy,  to  be  approved  of  by  the  au- 
thority granting  the  permission,  and  the  said  officer  so  leaving 
such  deputy,  and  the  securities  of  such  officer  are  to  be  held 
and  equally  bound  for^such  deputy  as  for  the  principal. 

Sec.  1 9.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  Mayor  or 
acting  Mayor  shall  have  power  to  suspend  any  officer  hold- 
ing any  appointment  under  council  for  any  flagrant  viola- 
tion of  duty  rendering  it  necessary  to  take  such  step,  which 
suspension  he  shall  report  to  council  within  forty-eight  hours 
afterwards,  by  whom  the  said  alledged  offence  may  be 
enquired  into,  and  council  shall,  at  all  times,  have  the  power 
to  fine  any  of  their  officers  for  any  violation  of  their  duty, 
or  for  any  misconduct  in  office,  and  to  suspend  and  re- 
move any  of  the  said  officers  from  their  respective  offices, 
when  convicted  of  any  offence  or  misconduct,  which  council 
may  deem  a  sufficient  cause  for  such  removal. 

Sec.  20.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  from  and  after 
the  next  election  of  city  officers,  (except  when  otherwise 
provided  herein,)  the  several  officers  hereinafter  named  shall 
be  entitled  to,  and  it  shall  be  lawful  for  them  to  demand  and 
receive  the  several  fees  and  salaries  hereinafter  set  forth 
and  stated  for  the  several  services  hereinafter  enumerated  an 
mentioned,  together  with  such  other  and  further  fees  or 
salaries  as  may  in  future  be  prescribed,  viz: 


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CITY  CLERK. 

Salary,  four  hundred  dollars,  and  the  following  fees  of 
office,  to  be  paid  by  the  individual  requiring  the  service,  or 
liable  for  the  same,  viz : 

Preparing  testimonial — Ninety- three  and  three  quarter  cents. 
Countersigning  the  same— Thirty-one  and  a  quarter  cents. 
For  attendance  on  the  Mayor  by  application  of  any  person 

on  private  business — Thirty-one  and  a  quarter  cents. 
For  every  certificate  or  any  extract  of  the  City  Council,  for 

any  person  not  a  member — Thirty-one  and  a  quarter 

cents. 

Affixing  seal  to  any  paper  or  order  from  the  Mayor  (war- 
rants and  executions  excepted) — Sixty-two  and  a  half 
cents. 

For  every  search — Eighteen  and  three  quarter  cents. 
For  reading  a  petition — Thirty-one  and  a  quarter  cents. 
For  an  order  on  that  petition — Thirty-one  and  a  quarter  cents. 
For  every  bond — Thirty-one  and  a  quarter  cents.  . 
For  taking  a  deposition  in  writing — Thirty-one  and  a  quarter 
cents. 

For  drawing  a  summons,  warrant  or  execution — Thirty-one 
and  a  quarter  cents. 

For  swearing  a  witness  in  council  or  police  court — Eight- 
teen  and  three  quarter  cents. 

For  a  recognizance — Sixty-two  and  a  half  cents, 

For  registering  free  persons,  each— Fifty  cents. 

For  registering  and  granting  a  negro  badge — -Thirty-one 
and  a  quarter  cents. 

For  drawing  every  deed  or  lease  (one  half  to  be  paid  by  the 
city  and  the  other  half  by  the  purchaser  or  lessor) — Five 
Dollars. 

And  for  every  license,  as  prescribed  by  the  Ordinances  regu- 
lating licenses  for  retailing  spirituous  liquors — Three 
dollars  and  eighteen  cents. 


CITY  TREASURER. 
Salary,  six  hundred  dollars  per  annum  ;  but  he  shall  re- 


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ceive  no  commissions  on  any  public  monies  which  shall 
pass  through  his  hands.  (Salary  increased  to  $1,200— see 
Ordinance  24th  April,  1854,  below.) 

For  completing  the  City  Digest,  two  hundred  and  fifty  dol- 
lars, and  the  following  fees,  to  be  paid  by  the  person  re- 
quiring the  service,  or  liable  for  the  same,  viz : 

For  filing  every  bond — Thirty-one  and  a  quarter  cents. 

For  receiving  application  for  each  license — Ninety-three  and 
three-quarter  cents. 

On  every  negro  badge — Twenty-five  cents. 

For  every  search — Eighteen  and  three-quarter  cents. 

For  every  certificate  or  extract — Thirty-one  and  a  quarter 
cents. 

CITY  MARSHAL. 
Salary,  six  hundred  dollars  per  annum ;  and  the  following 
fees  of  office  to  be  paid  by  the  person  requiring  the  service 
or  liable  for  the  same,  viz : 

For  the  commitment  of  any  person,  for  every  copy  of  a 
mittimus,  for  every  discharge  of  a  prisoner,  for  serving  a 
summons  or  order  of  council,  for  apprehending  negroes 
without  badges  or  tickets,  for  each  act  as  aforesaid — 
Thirty-one  and  a  quarter  cents. 

For  making  a  levy—Sixty- two  and  a  half  cents. 

For  all  goods  sold  under  execution,  and  all  sales  at  the 
pound — Five  per  cent  for  the  first  seventy-five  dollars, 
and  for  all  above,  two  and  one-half  per  cent. 

For  taking  up  a  fugitive  seaman — Two  dollars  sixty-two 
and  a  half  cents. 

For  executing  a  warrant  and  returning  the  same — Sixty-two 
and  a  half  cents. 

For  a  re-entry  on  each  lot  in  arrears — One  dollar;  and  a 
commission  of  one  per  cent  on  the  money  paid  into  the 
treasury  on  all  sales  of  city  lots. 


MESSENGER  &  KEEPER  OF  THE  GUARD  HOUSE. 
Salary — (see  Ordinance  passed  28th  May,  1846,  fixing  it 


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at  $200  per  annum,  also  resolution  of  council,  allowing 
him  $200  as  extra  compensation  for  certain  services,  passed 
21st  April,  1853.) 

For  every  petition  presented  to  council — Thirty-one  and  a 

quarter  cents. 
For  every  license — Thirty-one  and  a  quarter  cents. 

CONSTABLES. 
Salary — (See  Ordinance  of  30th  June,  1853,  fixing  then- 
salary  at  $400  per  annum,  payable  monthly);  and  the  fol- 
lowing fees  of  office,  to  be  paid  by  the  defendant  or  the  per- 
son liable  for  the  same  : 

For  serving  a  summons — Thirty-one  and  a  quarter  cents. 
For  serving  a  warrant  or  making  a  levy — Sixty-two  and  a 
half  cents. 

HARBOR  MASTER. 

(As  to  the  Harbor  Master's  fees,  duties  and  salary,  see 
title  "  Harbor  Master.") 

And  the  said  Harbor  Master  shall  be  entitled  to  receive 
the  said  fees  from  each  and  every  master  or  owner  or  con- 
signee of  every  vessel  arriving  in  the  Port  of  Savannah, 
aforesaid ;  to  the  master  or  commander  of  which  vessel  he 
shall  deliver  a  copy  of  the  regulations  of  the  port. 

KEEPER  OF  THE  POWDER  MAGAZINE. 
For  every  keg  of  powder  placed  in  the  magazine  of  the 
weight  of  from  twenty-five  to  twenty-eight  pounds,  twelve 
and  a  half  cents  at  the  time  of  receiving  the  same,  and  the 
further  sum  of  twelve  and  a  half  cents  at  the  time  of  de- 
livering the  same  to  the  owner,  and  a  like  sum  in  proportion 
to  the  weight  thereof,  and  he  shall  not  be  entitled  to  any 
compensation  when  a  sale  takes  place,  unless  said  sale  is 
accompanied  with  a  delivery.  And  all  powder  delivered 
to  the  said  keeper  as  aforesaid,  shall  be  immediately  stowed 
in  the  safest  powder  magazine,  under  his  care,  under  penalty 
of  fine  not  exceeding  one  hundred  dollars  for  the  first  of- 


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fence,  and  the  like  penalty  and  removal  from  office  for  the 
second  offence.    (See  title  "  Gunpowder.") 

Sec.  21.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  an  Ordinance 
entitled  an  Ordinance  to  elect  a  Clerk  and  Sheriff  of  the 
Court  of  Common  Pleas  and  of  Oyer  and  Terminer  for  the 
City  of  Savannah,  passed  on  the  8th  of  December,  1825, 
and  so  much  of  an  Ordinance  entitled  an  Ordinance  for 
regulating  the  proceedings  of  the  Mayor's  Court  of  Savan- 
nah, passed  8th  February,  1798,  as  may  not  be  superceded 
by  the  last  mentioned  Ordinance,  or  by  this,  be,  and  the  same 
are  hereby  declared  to  be  in  full  force.* 

Sec.  22.  And  be  it  f  urther  ordained,  That  it  shall  be 
the  duty  of  the  Clerk  of  Council,  Treasurer,  Marshal,  Re- 
corder,  and  Messenger,  to  make  quarterly  returns  to  council 
of  all  fees  of  office  by  them  respectively  received. 

Sec.  23.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  2d  August,  1839. 

ROB'T.  M.  CHARLTON,  Mayor. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  be  entitled  an  Ordinance  to  restore  to  the  Clerk  of  Council, 
the  salary  and  fees  affixed  to  said  office  by  the  Ordinance 
passed  2d  August  1839,  and  for  the  increase  of  the  salary 
of  the  Jailor. 

Sec  1 .  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aider  men  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  assem- 
bled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  so  much  of  the  section  20th  of  the  ordinance  passed 
the  2d  August  1839,  entitled  an  ordinance  for  the  better 
defining  and  enforcing  the  duties,  pointing  out  the  oaths,  and 
establishing  the  fees  of  the  several  city  officers  therein  speci- 

*  See  title  "  Court  of  Common  Pleas  and  of  Oyer  and  Terminer,  for  the 
City, of  Savannah,"  immediately  succeeding  this  Ordinance. 


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fied  and  for  other  purposes  therein  mentioned,  as  relates  to 
the  salary  and  fees  of  the  Clerk  of  Council  be  and  the  same 
is  hereby  revived  and  declared  of  full  force  to  take  effect  from 
the  second  day  of  January,  eighteen  hundred  and  fifty-one. 

Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  salary  of 
the  Jailor  be  increased  to  fifteen  hundred  dollars  per  annum. 

Sec  3.    Repealing  clause. 
Passed  in  Council  16th  January,  1851. 

R.  WAYNE,  Mayor. 

Attest :  Edward  G.  Wilson,  Clerk  Council. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  be  entitled  an  Ordinance  to  divide  the  duties  of  the 
Messenger  of  Council  and  Keeper  of  the  City  Guard 
House. 

Sec  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  the  duties  of  the  Messenger  of  Council  and  Keeper  of 
the  Guard  House  be  separate  and  distinct. 

Sec  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  salary  of 
the  Keeper  of  the  Guard  House,  shall  be  one  hundred  and 
eighty  seven  dollars  and  fifty  cents. 

The  balance  of  this  section  repealed  by  the  next  succeeding  ordinance. 
Passed  in  Council  8th  January,  1846. 

H.  K.  BURROUGHS,  Mayor. 

Attest :  Edward  G.  Wilson,  Clerk  Council 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  amend  an  Ordinance  entitled  an  Ordinance  to  divide  the 
duties  of  Messenger  of  Council  and  Keeper  of  the  City 
Guard  House. 


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Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  the  above  recited  ordinance,  which  relates  to  the  com- 
pensation of  Messenger  be  amended  by  striking  out  the 
word  "  fees"  and  substituting  therefor  a  fixed  salary  of  two 
hundred  dollars  per  annum. 

Sec.  2.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  28th  May,  1846. 

H.  K.  BURROUGHS,  Mayor. 

Attest  :  A.  C.  Davenport.  Clerk  Council 


RESOLUTION. 

Resolved,  That  the  Messenger  shall  attend  to  the  Mayor's, 
Clerk's  and  Treasurer's  Offices,  keep  the  same  clean  and  in 
good  order,  make  the  fires,  bring  water  and  perform  any 
other  service  connected  with  the  duties  of  Messenger,  that 
may  be  required  of  him  by  the  Mayor,  and  for  which  extra 
duties  he  shall  receive  the  sum  of  two  hundred  dollars  an- 
nually, payable  in  monthly  instalments  and  that  said  sum 
shall  include  the  whole  expense  for  scouring  and  cleaning  and 
taking  care  of  the  exchange  long  room  and  the  city  offices 
and  passages  connected  therewith  in  the  exchange  building. 
Passed  in  Council  21st  April,  1853. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  amend  the  10th  section  of  an  Ordinance  passed  2d  August 
1839,  entitled  an  Ordinance  for  the  better  defining  and 
enforcing  the  duties  pointing  out  the  oaths,  and  establish- 
ing the  fees  of  the  several  city  officers  therein  specified, 
and  for  other  purposes  therein  mentioned. 

Sec.  1.    Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of 


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the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof,  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  the  10th  section  of  the  above  recited  ordinance,  be 
amended  by  adding  thereto  the  following  words,  viz :  which 
contract  shall  include  the  cleaning  out  of  the  wells  and  cess 
pools  to  their  original  depth,  and  when  required  by  the  com- 
mittee on  pumps,  to  be  deepened  beyond  their  original 
depth  and  the  pumps  lengthened,  there  shall  be  an  addi- 
tional allowance  for  the  same  at  rate  per  foot, 
which  rate  shall  be  specified  in  the  bid  or  proposal  of  each 
person. 

Sec  2    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  15th  December,  1853. 

S.  COHEN,  Mayor,  P.  T. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
.  To  increase  the  pay  of  the  City  Constables,  and  to  require 
each  of  them  to  keep  a  horse. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  asse??i- 
bled,  and  it  is  hereby  Ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same. 
That  from  and  after  the  fifteenth  day  of  June,  eighteen  hun- 
dred and  fifty-three,  the  pay  of  each  city  constable  shall  be 
four  hundred  dollars  per  annum,  payable  monthly,  instead 
of  the  pay  now  received,  and  each  officer  be  compelled  to 
keep  a  horse  and  on  failure  t*>  do  so  be  fined  by  the  Mayor. 

Sec.  2.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  30th  June,  1853. 

R.  WAYNE,  Mayor. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
Entitled  an  ordinance  to  repeal  an  ordinance  to  amend  the 
10 


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first  section  of  an  Ordinance,  entitled  an  Ordinance  to 
restore  the  office  of  Recorder  of  the  City  of  Savannah,  to 
declare  the  duties  attached  to  said  office,  and  fix  the  salary. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  Ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  the  above  recited  ordinance  be  repealed. 

Sec.  2.  Jlnd  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  said  office 
of  recorder  be  abolished. 

Sec  3.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  22d  January,  1846. 

H.  K  BURROUGHS,  Mayor. 

Attest:  A.  C.  Davenport,  Clerk  Council. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
Entitled  an  Ordinance  to  amend  an  Ordinance  for  the  better 
denning  the  duties  pointing  out  the  oaths,  and  establish- 
ing the  fees  of  the  several  City  Officers  therein  specified 
and  for  the  purposes  therein  mentioned,  passed  2d  Au- 
gust, 1839. 

Sec  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Mdermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Clerk  of  Council  to  furnish 
the  city  printer  or  printers,  and  to  all  the  editors  of  news- 
papers in  the  City  of  Savannah,  who  may  desire  to  publish 
the  proceedings  of  Council,  a  copy  of  said  proceedings 
within  forty-eight  hours  after  the  adjournment,  of  the  meet- 
ings of  the  City  Council. 

Sec.  2.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  24th  March,  1853. 

R,  WAYNE,  Mayor 


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AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  be  entitled  an  Ordinance,  to  amend  the  16th  Section  of 
an  Ordinance  entitled  an  Ordinance,  for  the  better  defining 
and  enforcing  the  duties  pointing  out  the  oaths,  and  es- 
tablishing the  fees  of  the  several  city  officers  therein  speci- 
fied and  for  other  purposes  therein  mentioned,  passed  in 
Council  2d  August,  1839. 

Sec.  1 .  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Jildermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  assem- 
bled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  sa??u, 
That  the  said  16th  section,  shall  be  amended  so  as  to  read 
as  follows,  viz:  That  Council  shall  at  the  second  regular 
meeting  in  January  instant,  and  at  the  first  regular  meeting 
in  every  January  thereafter,  elect  a  city  printer,  whose  duty 
it  shall  be  to  publish  the  minutes  of  council,  whenever 
they  shall  be  furnished  to  him  by  the  clerk  and  as  soon 
thereafter  as  practicable,  and  also  to  publish  all  new  ordi- 
nances and  old  ordinances  when  required,  all  notices,  orders, 
proclamations,  issued  by  or  under  the  authority  of  council 
or  committees  thereof,  or  the  officers  thereof,  the  Mayor,  or 
acting  Mayor.  And  the  said  city  printer,  shall  receive 
therefor  the  sum  of  five  hundred  dollars. 

Sec.  2.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  26th  January,  1854. 

•      JOHN  E.  WARD,  Mayor. 

AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  increase  the  City  Treasurers'  Salary. 

Sec.  1 .  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  assem- 
bled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  from  and  after  the  passing  of  this  ordinance,  the  sal- 
ary of  the  City  Treasurer,  shall  be  fixed  at  the  rate  of  twelve 
hundred  dollars  per  annum,  payable  quarterly. 
Sec  2.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  20th  April,  1854. 

JOHN  E.  WARD,  Mayor.. 


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COURT  OF  COMMON  PLEAS  AND  OF 
OYER  AND  TERMINER. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  elect  a  Clerk  and  Sheriff  of  the  Court  of  Common  Pleas 
and  of  Oyer  and  Terminer  for  the  City  ol  Savannah. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and,  Aldermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  there  shall  be  elected  a  clerk  and  sheriff  of  the  Court 
of  Common  Pleas  and  of  Oyer  and  Terminer,  for  the  City  of 
Savannah,  on  the  first  regular  meeting  of  Council  in  Janu- 
ary next,  who  shall  hold  their  offices  for  the  term  of 
three  years. 

Sec  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  said  clerk 
and  sheriff'  aforesaid,  shall  in  future  be  elected  once  in  three 
years  and  on  the  first  regular  meeting  in  January,  who  shall 
hold  their  said  offices,  for  the  term  of  three  years  from  the 
period  of  their  election. 

Sec  3.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  persons 
elected  clerk  and  sheriff  of  the  said  court,  shall  before  they 
enter  upon  the  duties  of  their  office,  give  bond  with  two 
good  and  sufficient  securities  to  be  approved  of  by  the 
Mayor  or  chairman  of  council  and  the  Finance  Committee ; 
•the  clerk  in  the  sum  of  three  thousand  dollars,  and  the 
sheriff  in  the  sum  of  five  thousand  dollars,  conditioned  for 
the  faithful  discharge  of  the  duties  of  their  said  offices,  and 
which  bonds  shall  be  made  payable  to  the  Mayor  and  Alder- 
men of  the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof,  and 
the  said  clerk  and  sheriff,  shall  at  the  time  of  giving  their 
bonds  before  the  Mayor  or  chairman  of  council,  take  and 
subscribe  an  oath  similar  to  the  oath  of  the  clerk  and  sheriff 


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of  the  Superior  Court  of  this  State,  which  said  bonds  and 
oaths  shall  be  filed  with  the  Clerk  of  Council. 
Sec.  4.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  8th  December,  1825. 

W.  C.  DANIEL,  Mayor. 

See  Ordinance  of  2d  August,  1839.  Title  City  Officers,  Sec,  21. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  regulate  the  manner  of  receiving  the  revenue  of  the 
Court  of  Oyer  and  Terminer,  and  to  provide  for  paying 
its  Officers  and  other  expenses  thereby  accruing. 

Whereas,  there  is  no  established  rule  regulating  the  man- 
ner in  which  the  fines,  penalties  aftd  estreated  bonds  in  the 
Court  of  Oyer  and  Terminer,  shall  be  collected  and  for  want 
of  which,  the  finances  of  the  city  suffer  materially  for 
remedy  whereof. 

Sec.  1.  Beit  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  sarne9 
That  from  and  immediately  after  the  passage  of  this  ordi- 
nance, it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  City  Sheriff  to  keep  a 
register  of  all  fines,  penalties  and  estreated  bonds  in  the 
Court  of  Oyer  and  Terminer,  and  to  make  quarterly  returns 
to  council  of  the  names  of  all  persons,  who  may  have  been 
fined  or  whose  bonds  have  been  estreated. 

Sec  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  it  shall  be 
the  duty  of  said  sheriff  to  collect  all  such  fines,  penalties  or 
estreated  bonds  arising  from  said  court;  Provided,  they  can 
be  collected  and  to  make  quarterly  returns  to  council  of  all 
fines,  penalties  and  estreated  bonds,  remaining  unpaid  and 
the  condition  of  said  fines,  penalties  and  estreated  bonds 
whether  collectable  or  not  collectable,  as  in  his  opinion  may 
be ;  whose  duty  it  shall  be  to  order  such  further  proceedings 


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against  any  defaulter  by  resolution  as  they  may  deem  proper. 
Sec.  3.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  18th  April,  184.4. 

WM.  THORNE  WILLIAMS,  Mayor. 
Attest :  Wm.  P.  Bowen,  Clerk  Council. 

Sections  III  and  IV.  superceded  and  repealed  by  the  next  succeeding  ordi- 
nance. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  amend  an  Ordinance  to  regulate  the  manner  of  receiv- 
ing the  revenue  of  the  Court  of  Oyer  and  Terminer,  and 
to  provide  for  paying  its  officers  and  other  expenses  there- 
by accruing. 

* 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  .Aldermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof,  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  all  monies  collected  by  the  Sheriff  of  the  Court  of 
Common  Pleas  and  Oyer  and  Terminer  for  the  City  of  Sa- 
vannah, from  fines,  penalties,  estreated  bonds,  or  from  any 
other  source,  arising  from  the  said  court  be,  and  the  same 
are  hereby  directed  to  be  paid  over  to  the  City  Treasurer, 
after  having  first  deducted  from  the  amount  collected  the 
monies  paid  on  bills  which  shall  have  been  duly  examined, 
and  allowed  by  the  Judge  of  said  Court,  in  favor  of  the  officers 
severally  entitled  to  costs,  and  which,  so  examined  and  al- 
lowed by  the  Judge,  and  by  him  certified,  shall  have  been 
left  by  the  officers  or  officer  entitled,  or  attested  copies  there- 
of in  possession  of  the  sheriff,  before  each  quarterly  return. 

Sec  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  it  shall  be 
the  duty  of  the  Sheriff,  in  his  quarterly  return  of  monies 
received,  to  set  forth  the  monies  paid  by  him  on  the  bills 
examined  and  allowed  by  the  Judge,  and  to  produce  to  the 
Treasurer,  to  be  filed  in  his  office,  the  bills  entirely  paid  off 


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And  where  bills  have  been  paid  by  him  only  in  part,  then  to 
produce  the  same  or  the  attested  copies  thereof,  and  the. 
receipts  of  the  officers  or  officer  for  such  sums  as  may  have 
been  paid  thereon,  copies  of  which  receipts,  certified  by  the 
sheriff,  and  a  memorandum  of  the  amount  of  the  unpaid 
bills  shall  be  taken  by  and  left  with  the  Treasurer  for  exami- 
nation from  time  to  time  by  the  Finance  Committee. 

Sec  3.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  City 
Treasurer  shall  not  be  responsible  hereafter,  for  the  payment 
of  any  bills  which,  according  to  the  fourth  section  of  the 
fourteenth  division  of  the  penal  code  of  this  State,  or  by 
any  other  law,  are  subject  to  the  examination  and  allowance 
of  the  Judge  of  the  said  court. 

Sec.  4.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  19th  September,  1844. 

WM.  THORNE  WILLIAMS,  Mayor. 

Attest :  Wm.  P.  Bo  wen.  Clerk  Council 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  amend  an  Ordinance  entitled  an  Ordinance  to  amend  an 
Ordinance  to  regulate  the  manner  of  receiving  the  reve- 
nue of  the  Court  of  Oyer  and  Terminer,  and  to  provide 
for  paying  its  officers  and  other  expenses  thereby  accru- 
ing, passed  19th  September.  1844. 

Sec  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  wilder  men  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  section  first  of  the  above  recited  Ordinance,  be  amended 
by  adding  thereto  the  following  words,  viz :  That  petitions 
for  relief  from  jury  fines  shall  be  made  to  council  before  the 
fines  are  paid,  else  council  can  take  no  action  upon  them. 

Sec  2.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  17th  April,  1S45. 

R.  WAYNE,  Mayor. 
Attest:  Edward  G.  Wilson,  Clerk  Council. 


so 


COMMON. 


COMMON. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
For  laying  off  into  Lots  certain  parts  of  the  Common  ap- 
purtenant to  this  City,  and  for  disposing  of  the  same. 

Whereas,  public  utility  requires  that  certain  parts  of  the 
common  be  laid  out  and  disposed  of. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same. 
That  all  that  part  of  the  east  and  all  that  part  of  the  west 
common  situate  and  lying  between  the  Bay  and  Broughton 
Streets,  extending  eastwardly  to  a  public  street  of  one 
hundred  feet  in  Avidth,  and  Avestwardly  to  a  public  street  of 
the  same  width,  be,  on  or  before  the  first  day  of  November 
next,  ensuring,  laid  off  into  one  hundred  and  twenty  lots: 
that  is  to  say,  eighty  lots  on  the  east,  and  forty  lots  on  the 
west  common,  each  lot  to  contain  sixty  feet  in  width  and 
ninety  feet  in  depth,  with  certain  squares,  streets  and  lanes, 
in  and  between  the  same,  agreeably  to  the  plan  marked  No 
1,  (one),  hereunto  annexed,  and  being  so  laid  off,  the  said 
lots,  or  as  many  of  them  as  can  be,  shall  be  sold  and  dis- 
posed of  on  the  terms  and  conditions  hereinafter  mentioned; 
that  is  to  say,  the  said  lots  shall  be  valued  according  to  the 
estimate  or  schedule  marked  No.  2,  (two),  hereunto  annexed, 
from  one  hundred  and  sixty  pounds,  to  forty  pounds  lawful 
sterling  money,  inclusive,  and  the  ground  rent  of  the  same 
shall  be  in  the  proportion  and  after  the  rate  of  five  pounds 
per  annum  on  every  hundred  pounds  value,  and  it  shall  be 
in  the  option  of  the  purchaser  either  to  pay  down  the  said 
valuation  money  or  else  to  hold  his  or  her  purchase  on 
ground  rent,  payable  quarterly,  as  hereinafter  mentioned. 

Sec  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  said  lots  shall 
be  put  up  at  public  auction  in  arithmetical  progression,  be- 


COMMON. 


81 


ginning  at  Number  one,  (1),  in  each  ward,  and  so  proceeding 
upwards,  until  they  shall  be  all  disposed  of,  (except  as  here- 
inafter excepted,)  or  until  so  many  of  them  shall  be  dis- 
posed of  as  there  appear  bidders  for ;  and  the  said  lots  shall 
b"e  respectively  set  up  at  the  valuation  contained  in  the  said 
schedule  annexed,  and  whatever  sum  or  sums  shall  be  bid 
upon  the  said  valuation  at  the  time  of  the  sale  of  the  said 
lots  shall  be  considered  as  increase  money,  and  shall  be  paid 
down  in  cash,  and  the  person  bidding  most  of  such  increase 
money  shall  be  deemed  the  purchaser  of  the  lot  then  under 
sale;  and  in  regard  to  the  said  valuation  money,  it  shall  be 
in  the  option  of  the  purchasers  either  to  pay  the  same  down 
in  cash,  or  else  to  retain  the  same  in  their  hands  and  the 
hands  of  their  heirs  and  assigns  forever,  on  a  ground  rent, 
which  ground  rent  shall  be  at  and  after  the  rate  of  five 
pounds,  by  the  year,  for  every  hundred  pounds  value  of  the 
purchase,  and  so  in  proportion  for  any  greater  or  lesser  sums, 
payable  in  four  equal  quarterly  payments  into  the  City 
Treasury ;  but  it  shall,  nevertheless,  at  any  time  thereafter, 
be  in  the  power  of  such  purchasers,  or  their  heirs  and  as- 
signs, to  pay  in  the  said  valuation  money,  with  what  rent 
may  be  due  up  to  that  time,  in  full  discharge  and  extinguish- 
ment of  the  said  ground  rent. 

Sec.  3.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  a  deed,  by  way 
of  bargain  and  sale,  shall  be  made  to  all  and  every  pur- 
chaser or  purchasers  of  the  said  lots,  under  the  seal  of  the 
city,  signed  by  the  Mayor  and  a  majority  of  the  Aldermen 
for  the  time  being,  and  attested  by  the  clerk,  who  shall  enter 
a  docket  or  abstract  of  such  conveyance  in  a  book  to  be 
provided  and  kept  for  that  purpose,  and  a  note  or  memoran- 
dum of  such  docket  or  abstract,  shall  be  marked  on  the 
said  deed.  And  the  said  bargain  and  sale  shall  vest  either 
an  absolute  or  conditional  estate  in  the  purchaser  according 
to  circumstances,  that  is  to  say  an  absolute  one,  if  the  valua- 
tion money  shall  be  paid  down,  or  a  conditional  one,  if  the 
said  valuation  money  shall  not  be  paid  down,  this  latter  also 
to  become  absolute;  if  and  when  the  said  valuation  money 
11 


82 


COMMON. 


shall  at  any  future  time  be  paid  into  the  Treasury,  and  an 
acknowledgment  thereof  under  the  seal  of  the  city,  signed 
by  the  Mayor  and  a  majority  of  the  Aldermen  for  the  time 
being,  and  attested  by  the  City  Treasurer,  shall  be  indorsed 
on  such  deed.  And  the  said  conditional  estates  shall 
amount  to  this ;  that  the  use  and  occupation  of  the  premises 
are  forever  secured  to  the  purchaser,  and  others  claiming 
under  him  or  her  on  payment  of  the  ground  rent,  but  on 
failure  therein  for  the  space  of  fifteen  days  after  the  same 
shall  become  due,  the  said  premises  are  to  revert  to  the  cor- 
poration, who  shall  immediately  thereafter  possess  the  power 
of  re-entry,  and  having  by  means  of  their  proper  officer 
exercised  such  power  and  given  a  notice  thereof,  in  writing 
posted  on  the  premises,  the  lot  or  lots  so  entered  upon  with 
all  improvements  thereon,  are  to  be  considered  at  the  expir- 
ation of  ten  days  thereafter  as  absolutely  revested  in  the  cor- 
poration, and  the  said  conditional  estate  therein  determined,  to 
all  intents  and  purposes  as  fully  as  if  the  same  had  not  been 
bargained  for,  or  purchased,  any  sale  or  incumbrance  or 
other  act,  made  or  suffered  by  the  purchaser  or  purchasers 
or  others  under  him,  her  or  them  to  the  contrary  thereof,  in 
any  wise  notwithstanding. 

Sec.  4.  Same  as  section  IV  of  Ordinance,  passed  20  April,  1801,  except 
that  the  buildings  on  the  premises  must  be  of  the  value  of  one  hundred  dol- 
lars, to  excuse  the  party  trom  the  forfeiture  of  ten  per  cent.  [See  said  ordi- 
nance below.] 

Sec.  5.  This  section  the  same  as  section  V.  of  Ordinance  of  20th  April. 
180J.    See  section  V  of  that  ordinance. 

And  whereas,  it  is  expedient  to  appropriate  a  certain 
number  of  lots,  for  the  use  of  certain  religious,  literary  and 
benevolent  Institutions  within  the  City  of  Savannah  and 
County  of  Chatham. 

Sec.  6.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  four  lots- 
be  reserved  and  vested  forever,  in  the  Church  Wardens  and 
Vestry  of  the  Episcopal  Church  called  Christ's  Church,  and 
their  successors  in  office — that  three  lots  be  reserved  and 


COMMON, 


83 


vested  forever,  in  the  Trustees  of  the  Presbyterian  Meeting 
House  and  their  successors  in  office — that  two  lots  be  re- 
served and  vested  forever,  in  the  Trustees  and  Waj  dens  of  the 
German  Lutheran  Church  and  their  successors  in  office — that 
one  lot  be  reserved  and  vested  forever,  in  the  Baptist  Society 
— and  one  other  lot  in  the  Hebrew  Congregation — also  that 
eight  lots  be  reserved  and  vested  forever,  in  the  Trustees  of 
the  Academy  for  the  County  of  Chatham  and  their  suc- 
cessors in  office — and  that  two  lots  be  reserved  and  vested 
forever,  in  the  Commissioners  of  the  Hospital  and  their 
succcessors  in  office ;  and  the  said  lots  shall  be  hereafter 
particularly  pointed  out,  and  shall  be  for  the  sole  use  and 
benefit  of  the  said  Congregations,  Academy  and  Hospital 
respectively  and  employed  and  appropriated  as  their  respec- 
tive directors  shall  think  fit  and  proper. 

Sec.  7.  Jind  be  it  further  ordained,  That  not  less  than 
three  months  notice  shall  be  given  of  the  intended  sale  of 
the  said  lots,  and  such  sale  shall  commence  on  the  twelfth 
day  of  January  next,  at  the  vendue  house  in  the  said  city, 
and  continue  from  time  to  time  until  the  said  lots  are  all 
disposed  of,  as  there  appear  bidders  for,  and  the  same  shall 
be  conducted  by  three  or  more  commissioners,  duly  appoint- 
ed by  order  or  resolution  of  the  city  council,  for  that  purpose 
to  be  made  and  passed. 

Sec.  8.  Jind  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  county 
surveyor,  or  any  other  surveyor,  duly  appointed  and  quali- 
fied, shall  be,  and  he  is  hereby  authorized  and  required  to 
survey,  mark,  and  lay  out  the  said  lots,  under  the  inspection 
and  direction  of  the  said  commissioners,  to  be  appointed  as 
aforesaid,  or  a  majority  of  them,  agreeably  to  the  plan  marked 
Number  one  (1,)  hereto  annexed. 

Passed  in  Council  28th  September,  1790. 

J.  HOUSTON,  Mayor, 


84 


COMMONS  AND  GRANTS. 


COMMONS  AND  GRANTS, 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  amend  an  Ordinance  entitled  an  Ordinance  for  laying  off 
into  Lots  certain  parts  of  the  Common  appurtenant  to 
the  city,  and  disposing  of  the  same. 

Sec.  1 .  Be  it  ordained  by  the  M ay  or  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof,  in  Council  assem- 
bled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same^ 
That  the  seven  lots  known  by  the  numbers  two,  three,  four,  five, 
six,  seven  and  eight,  on  the  west  common,  at  present  footing 
the  Bay,  and  by  the  above  mentioned  Ordinance  laid  out  into 
lots,  shall  be  sold  on  these  terms,  that  is  to  sajr,  that  the 
purchasers  thereof,  respectively,  and  their  heirs  and  assigns 
shall  be  entitled  to  claim  no  more  than  a  street  of  forty-six 
feet  in  front  of  their  lots,  and  all  the  rest  of  the  ground,  after 
leaving  the  said  forty-six  feet  for  a  street  extending  therefrom 
to  the  bluff,  shall  be  liable  to  be  laid  out  and  disposed  of  by 
the  corporation  of  the  city  at  some  future  time,  as  shall  be 
thought  best. 

Sec  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  names 
of  the  several  squares  and  streets  in  the  east  and  west  parts 
of  the  common,  by  the  above  mentioned  Ordinance  laid  out 
into  lots,  shall  be  as  follows,  that  is  to  say :  The  square  on 
the  east  common,  which  lies  nearest  to  the  trustee's  gardens, 
shall  be  called  Washington  Square ;  the  other  square  on  the 
said  last  common  shall  be  called  Warren  square;  and  the 
square  on  the  west  common  shall  be  called  Franklin  square  ; 
and  the  several  wards  of  the  said  ground  laid  out  into  lots, 
shall  take  their  names  respectively  from  the  squares  to  which 
they  belong,  agreeably  to  the  plan  of  the  city,  and  the  addition 
thereto  made  ;  and  the  names  of  the  several  streets  within  the 
ground  so  laid  out,  as  aforesaid,  shall  be  as  follows,  that  is 
to  say :  The  streets  running  north  and  south  on  the  outer 
part  of  the  east  common,  and  separating  that  from  the 


COMMONS  AND  GRANTS, 


85 


trustee's  gardens,  shall  be  called  East  Broad  street ;  the 
next  street  running  parallel  thereto  on  the  same  common, 
shall  be  called  Houston  street;  the  next  parallel  street,  Price 
street ;  the  next  parallel  street,  Habersham  street,  and  the 
next  parallel  street,  which  is  the  one  between  the  old  limits 
and  the  present  additions  on  the  said  east  common,  shall  be 
called  Lincoln  street,  and  the  street  running  in  the  same 
direction  of  north  and  south,  on  the  outer  part  of  the  west 
common,  and  separating  that  from  Yamacraw  and  St,  Gaul's 
lots  shall  be  called  West  Broad  street;  the  next  street  run 
ning  parallel  thereto,  on  the  same  west  common,  shall  be 
called  Montgomery  street  ;  and  the  next  parallel  street,  which 
is  the  one  between  the  old  limits  and  the  present  addition 
on  the  said  west  common,  shall  be  called  Jefferson  street ; 
and  all  the  streets  which  run  through  the  said  west  common, 
by  the  said  Ordinance,  annexed  to  the  city,  in  a  direction  of 
east  and  west,  shall  take  their  names  from,  and  be  called 
after  the  streets  of  the  city  as  contained  in  the  original  plan 
of  the  town  of  Savannah. 

Sec.  3.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  following 
lots  shall  be  those  reserved  for  the  use  and  benefit  of  the 
several  institutions  as  mentioned  and  contained  in  the  said 
Ordinance  for  laying  off  the  said  common,  that  is  to  say : 
For  the  Episcopal  Church  lots,  Nos.  (25,  26,  27,  28,)*twenty- 
five,  twenty-six,  twenty-seven,  twenty-eight,  in  Washington 
square,  and  fronting  on  Duke  street,  (now  Congress  street- 
see  section  1st  of  Ordinance  passed  February  21, 1803,  here= 
after) ;  for  the  German  Lutheran  Church  lots,  (39, 40,)  thirty- 
nine  and  forty,  in  Warren  square,  and  fronting  Broughton 
street;  for  the  Baptist  Society  lot  No.  (29)  twenty-nine,  (ex- 
changed for  lot  No.  19,  in  Franklin  square,  see  next  Ordin- 
ance,) in  Washington  square,  and  fronting  Duke  street ;  and 
for  the  Academy  lots,  Nos.  (29,  30,  31,  32,  33,  34,  35  and  36,) 
twenty-nine,  thirty,  thirty-one,  thirty-two,  thirty-three,  thirty- 
four,  thirty-five  and  thirty-six,  all  in  Warren  square,  the  four 
first  fronting  on  Duke  street,  and  the  four  last  on  Broughton 
street ;  and  for  the  Hospital  lots  Nos.  (33  and  34)  thirty- 


86 


COMMONS  AND  GRANTS. 


three  and  thirty-four  in  Washington  square,  and  fronting 
Broughton  street,  (said  last  mentioned  lots  sold  and  convey- 
ed to  S.  C.  Dunning — see  Ordinance  2d  July,  1821,  here- 
after,) and  the  said  lots  are  hereby  declared  to  be  vested 
agreeably  to  the  intention  of  the  said  Ordinance,  for  laying 
off  the  said  common. 

And  whereas,  the  Hebrew  congregation,  to  whom  it  was 
intended  to  give  one  lot,  of  the  value  of  seventy  pounds,  in 
the  east  common,  have  proposed  to  the  corporation  that  in 
case  they  will  permit  them  to  relinquish  the  said  lot  in 
the  east  common,  and  to  take  lot  No.  (24)  twenty-four,  (see 
the  next  Ordinance,)  on  the  west  common,  in  Franklin 
square,  and  fronting  the  said  square,  which  is  valued  at  one 
hundred  and  fifty  pounds,  that  then  they  will  pay  to  the 
corporation  the  difference  in  value  between  the  said  lots, 
being  eighty  pounds  sterling. 

Sec.  4.  And  be  it  f  urther  ordained^  That  the  said  He- 
brew congregation,  or  such  persons  as  shall  be  legally  au- 
thorized to  act  for  them,  on  their  paying  into  the  Treasury 
or  otherwise  securing  to  the  corporation,  agreeably  to  the 
mode  and  terms  pointed  out  by  the  said  recited  Ordinance, 
the  said  sum  of  eighty  pounds  sterling,  that  then  the  said  lot 
No.  (24)  twenty-four,  on  the  west  common,  shall  be,  and  the 
same  is  hereby  vested  in  the  said  Hebrew  congregation. 
Passed  in  Council  12th  January,  1791. 

SAMUEL  STIRK,  Chairman, 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  vest  in  the  Baptist  Society  in  the  City  of  Savannah,  a 
certain  lot  of  land  and  to  release  the  Hebrew  Congregation 
in  the  said  city,  from  paying  a  certain  sum  of  money  and 
the  annual  instalment  as  by  an  Ordinance  has  heretofore 
been  directed. 

Whereas,  by  an  ordinance  passed  on  the  twelfth  day 


COMMONS  AND  GRANTS.  87 


of  January,  in  the  year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand  seven 
hundred  and  ninety-one,  a  certain  lot  in  Washington  Square, 
known  by  the  number  twenty-nine  fronting  Duke  Street,  was 
appropriated  to  the  use  of  the  Baptist  Society,  as  a  place  to 
erect  a  house  for  the  worship  of  Almighty  God.  And 
whereas  on  the  petition  of  Ebenezer  Hills,  John  Ham- 
ilton, Thomas  Harrisson,  John  H.  Roberts,  John  Milieu, 
Thomas  Polhill  and  Samuel  G.  Sargeant,  Trustees  of  the 
said  Society.  The  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the  said  city, 
have  by  their  resolution  for  certain  reasons  agreed  to  accept 
the  relinquishment  of  the  said  lot,  number  twenty-nine  in 
Washington  Square  and  to  vest  in  exchange  therefor,  the  lor 
number  nineteen  in  Franklin  Square  heretofore  sold  John 
G.  Williamson,  and  by  him  relinquished  in  due  form  to  the 
said  Baptist  Society  for  religious  purposes. 

And  whereas,  by  certain  ordinances  and  resolutions  of  the 
City  Council,  the  HebreAv  Congregation  in  Savannah,  were 
compellable  to  pay  by  their  own  stipulation  the  annual  in- 
terest of  four  pounds  per  cent  on  the  sum  of  eighty  pounds, 
as  well  as  the  said  sum  on  certain  conditions,  being  a  sum 
that  they  the  said  Hebrew  Congregation,  are  to  pay  with  the 
interest  to  the  aforesaid  city,  for  the  difference  in  value  of  a 
lot  originally  intended  to  be  appropriated  to  such  Congreaa- 
lion  and  by  them  relinquished  in  exchange  for  the  lot. 
number  twenty-three  on  Franklin  Square,  now  in  their 
possession. 

And  whereas,  the  said  Hebrew  Congregation  by  their  pe- 
tition have  prayed  (and  which  petition  is  supported  by  the 
concurrence  of  a  number  of  citizens,  whose  names  are  signed 
thereto,)  to  be  released  from  their  stipulation,  to  pay  the  said 
eighty  pounds  or  the  interest  thereon,  and  the  Council  tak- 
ing the  same  into  consideration,  have  by  their  resolutions 
agreed  to  the  prayer  of  the  petition. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof,  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same. 
That  the  lot  number  nineteen  on  Franklin  Square  be  and  is 


88 


COMMONS  AND  GRANTS. 


hereby  intended  to  be  vested  in  the  said  Ebenezer  Hills,  John 
Hamilton,  Thomas  Harrisson,  John  H.  Roberts,  John  Millen, 
Thomas  Polhill  and  Samnel  G.  Sargeant  forever,  and  their 
successors  in  office,  Trustees  of  the  Calvinistic  Baptist  Soc- 
iety in  Savannah,  for  the  purpose  of  erecting  a  house  for  the 
public  worship  of  Almighty  God,  and  for  other  religious 
purposes  as  the  said  Society  may  direct  and  the  said  lot, 
number  twenty-nine  in  Washington  Square,  originally  appro- 
priated to  the  said  Baptist  Society,  is  hereby  declared  to  have 
reverted  to  the  City  of  Savannah,  and  shall  be  sold  or  other- 
wise disposed  of  as  council  shall  at  any  time  direct. 

Sec,  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  Hebrew 
Congregation  in  the  said  city,  be  and  are  hereby  released  from 
paying  the  the  said  eighty  pounds  or  the  interest  thereof  as 
heretofore  stipulated,  and  the  said  lot  number  twenty-three 
in  Franklin  Square,  now  in  the  possession  of  the  said 
Hebrew  Congregation,  is  hereby  declared  to  be  absolutely 
vested  in  the  said  Hebrew  Congregation  forever,  as  a  place 
for  the  erecting  a  house  of  public  worship  and  for  such  other 
religious  purposes  as  the  said  Congregation  may  direct 

Sec,  3,    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  4th  August,  1795. 

W.  STEPHENS,  Mayor. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 

For  laying  off  into  lots,  certain  parts  of  the  Common  ap= 
purtenent  to  the  city  and  for  disposing  of  the  same. 

Whereas,  public  utility  requires  that  certain  parts  of 
the  common  appurtenant  to  the  city,  be  laid  out  into  lots  and 
disposed  of,  &c. 

Sec  1 .  Be  it  ordain ed  by  the  Mayor  and,  A Idermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  assem- 
bled,  and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  all  that  part  of  the  east,  and  all  that  part  of  the  west 


COMMONS  AND  GRANTS, 


89 


common  situate  and  lying  between  Broughton  street  and 
the  southern  boundary  line  of  this  city,  extended,  and  be- 
tween East  Broad  street  and  the  city,  and  the  city  and  West 
Broad  street  be,  on  or  before  the  tenth  day  of  June  next,  en- 
suing, laid  off  into  one  hundred  and  twenty  lots,  that  is  to 
say :  eighty  lots  on  the  east,  and  forty  lots  on  the  west 
common,  each  lot  to  contain  sixty  feet  in  width  and  ninety 
feet  in  depth,  with  certain  squares,  streets  and  lanes,  in  and 
between  the  same,  corresponding  with  the  plan  of  this  city; 
and  being  so  laid  off,  the  said  lots,  or  so  many  of  them  as 
can  be,  shall  be  sold  and  disposed  of  on  the  terms  and  con- 
ditions hereinafter  mentioned,  that  is  to  say :  the  said  lots 
shall  be  valued  according  to  the  estimate  or  schedule  hereunto 
annexed,  from  six  hundred  to  two  hundred  dollars,  and  the 
ground  rent  of  the  same  shall  be  in  the  proportion  of  five  per 
cent  per  year,  and  it  shall  in  the  option  of  the  purchaser 
either  to  pay  down  the  said  valuation  money,  or  else  to  hold 
his,  her,  or  their  purchase  on  a  ground  rent  payable  quarter 
yearly  as  hereinafter  mentioned. 

Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  said  lots 
shall  be  put  up  at  public  auction  in  numerical  succession, 
beginning  with  No.  (l)  one,  in  each  ward  (except  as  herein- 
after excepted),  or  until  so  many  of  them  shall  be  disposed 
of  as  there  appear  bidders  for ;  and  the  said  lots  respectively, 
shall  be  set  up  at  the  valuation  contained  in  the  said  annexed 
schedule,  and  whatever  sum  or  sums  shall  be  bid  over  the 
said  valuation,  at  the  time  of  the  sale  of  the  said  lots,  shall 
be  paid  down  in  cash,  and  the  highest  bidder  shall  be  the 
purchaser  of  the  lot  then  sold ;  and  in  regard  to  the  said 
valuation  money,  it  shall  be  optional  with  the  purchasers 
either  to  pay  the  same  down  in  cash  or  else  to  retain  the 
same  in  their  hands,  and  the  hands  of  their  heirs  and  as- 
signs forever,  on  a  ground  rent,  which  ground  rent  shall  be 
at  the  rate  of  five  per  cent,  per  year,  payable  in  quarter 
yearly  payments,  into  the  City  Treasury.  But  it  shall, 
nevertheless,  at  any  time  thereafter,  be  in  the  power  of  such 
purchasers,  or  their  heirs  or  assigns,  to  pay  the  amount  of 
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90  COMMONS  AND  GRANTS. 


the  said  valuation  money,  with  whatever  rent  may  be  due 
at  that  time,  in  full  discharge  and  extinguishment  of  the 
said  ground  rent. 

Sec.  3.  This  section  the  same  as  section  3d  of  Ordinance  of  20th  April, 
1801.   See  next  succeeding  Ordinance. 

Sec.  4.  This  section  the  same  as  section  4th  of  said  Ordinance  of  20th 
April,  1801.    See  next  succeeding  Ordinance. 

Sec.  5.  This  section  the  same  as  section  5th  of  said  Ordinance  of  20th 
April,  1801.   See  next  succeeding  Ordinance. 

And  whereas,  it  is  expedient  further  to  appropriate  a 
number  of  lots  for  the  use  of  religious,  literary,  and  be- 
nevolent institutions  within  the  City  of  Savannah  and  Coun- 
ty of  Chatham: 

Sec.  6.  Be  it  ordained,  That  one  lot  be  reserved  for 
and  vested  forever  in  the  Church  Wardens  and  Vestry, 
or  others  having  the  charge  of  the  Roman  Catholic 
Church  about  to  be  established  in  this  city,  and  their  suc- 
cessors. That  two  lots  be  reserved  for  and  vested  in  the 
Elders  of  the  Presbyterian  congregation  and  their  successors, 
for  the  time  being,  for  the  purpose  of  building  a  Presbyteri- 
an Church  thereon.  That  one  lot  be  vested  in  the  Methodist 
congregation.  That  one  lot  be  vested  in  the  Episcopal  con- 
gregation ;  and  that  one  lot  be  vested  in  the  German  Lu- 
theran congregation. 

Sec.  7.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  several 
squares  and  wards  to  be  laid  out  under  and  by  virtue  of  this 
Ordinance,  that  is  to  say:  The  square  and  ward  between 
the  city  and  West  Broad  street  shall  be  known  by  the  name 
of  Liberty ;  the  square  and  ward  adjoining  the  city  on  the 
east  common  shall  be  known  by  the  name  of  Columbia ; 
and  the  square  and  ward  adjoining  East  Broad  street  shall 
be  known  by  the  name  of  Greene. 

Sec  8.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  lots  (17  and 
18)  seventeen  and  eighteen  on  Columbia  square,  shall  be  ap- 
propriated for  the  use  of  the  Presbyterian  congregation.  That 
lot  number  (26)  twenty-six,  on  Columbia  square,  be  appro- 
priated for  the  use  of  the  Episcopal  congregation.    That  lot 


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number  (27)  twenty-seven,  on  Columbia  square,  be  appropri- 
ated for  the  use  of  the  German  Lutheran  congregation. — 
That  lot  number  (19)  nineteen,  Columbia  square,  be  appro- 
priated for  the  use  of  the  Methodist  congregation,  and  that 
lot  number  nineteen,  (19)  on  Liberty  square,  be  appropriated 
for  the  use  of  the  Roman  Catholic  congregation. 
Passed  in  Council  30th  May,  1799. 

MATTHEW  MCALLISTER,  Mayor. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
For  laying  off  into  lots  a  ward  on  the  Southwest  part  of  the 
Common  appurtenant  to  the  city,  and  for  disposing  of  the 
same,  and  more  effectually  to  ascertain  the  description  of 
the  lots  in  Oglethorpe  ward. 

Whereas  public  utility  requires  that  a  certain  part  of  the 
common  appurtenant  to  this  city,  be  laid  out  into  lots  and 
disposed  of. 

Sec  L  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same 
That  all  that  part  of  the  Southwest  common,  situate  am. 
bounded  as  follows,  to  the  North  by  Liberty  ward,  to  the 
South  by  the  five  acre  lots,  to  the  East  by  Jefferson  street, 
and  to  the  West  by  West  Broad  street,  be  laid  off  into  forty 
lots,  each  lot  to  contain  sixty  feet  in  width  and  ninety  feet  in 
depth,  with  certain  squares,  streets  and  lanes  in  and  between 
the  same,  corresponding  with  the  plan  of  this  city;  and 
being  so  laid  off,  the  said  lots,  or  so  many  of  them  as  can 
be,  shall  be  sold  and  disposed  of  on  the  terms  and  condi- 
tions hereinafter  mentioned,  that  is  to  say ;  the  said  lots  shall 
be  valued  according  to  the  estimate  or  schedule  hereto  an- 
nexed from  six  hundred  to  seven  hundred  dollars,  and  that 
the  said  lots  be  set  up  at  the  original  valuation,  and  the 
increase  money  bid  thereon,  shall  be  added  to  the  same, 


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and  that  the  purchaser  shall  pay  down  in  three  days  from 
the  day  of  sale,  ten  per  cent,  on  the  whole  amount  and  the 
balance  to  become  the  valuation  money  of  the  said  lots ;  and 
the  ground  rent  of  the  same,  shall  be  in  the  proportion  of  five 
per  cent,  per  year;  and  it  shall  be  in  the  option  of  the  pur- 
chasers either  to  pay  down  the  said  valuation  money  or'else 
to  hold  his,  her  or  their  purchase  on  a  ground  rent  payable 
quarter  yearly  as  hereinafter  mentioned. 

Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  said  lots 
shall  be  put  up  at  public  auction  in  numerical  succession 
beginning  with  No.  (l)  one,  or  until  so  many  of  them  shall 
be  disposed  of  as  there  appear  bidders  for,  and  the  highest 
bidder  shall  be  the  purchaser  of  the  lot  then  sold  and  in 
regard  to  the  said  valuation  and  increase  money,  it  shall  be 
optional  with  the  purchaser,  either  to  pay  the  same  down  in 
cash,  or  else  to  retain  the  same  in  their  hands  and  the  hands 
of  their  heirs  and  assigns  forever,  on  a  ground  rent  which 
ground  rent,  shall  be  at  the  rate  of  five  per  cent,  per  year 
payable  in  quarter  yearly  payments  into  the  City  Treasury, 
But  it  shall  nevertheless  at  any  time  thereafter  be  in  the 
power  of  such  purchasers,  or  their  heirs  or  assigns  to  pay 
the  amount  of  the  said  valuation  and  increase  money,  with 
whatever  rent  may  be  due  at  that  time,  in  full  discharge  and 
extinguishment  of  the  said  ground  rent. 

Sec.  3.  Jind  be  it  further  ordained,  That  a  deed  by 
way  of  bargain  and  sale,  shall  be  made  to  all  and  every 
purchaser  or  purchasers  of  the  said  lots  under  the  seal  of 
the  city,  signed  by  the  Mayor  and  a  majority  of  the  Alder- 
men for  the  time  being,  and  attested  by  the  clerk,  who  shall 
enter  a  docket  or  abstract  of  such  conveyance  in  a  book,  to 
be  provided  and  kept  for  that  purpose,  and  a  note  or  memo- 
randum of  such  docket  or  abstract  shall  be  marked  on  said 
deed.  And  the  said  bargain  and  sale  shall  vest  either  an 
absolute  or  conditional  estate,  in  the  purchaser  according 
with  circumstances,  that  is  to  say;  an  absolute  one  if  the 
valuation  and  increase  money  shall  be  paid  down,  or  a  con- 
ditional one,  if  the  said  valuation  and  increase  money  shall 


COMMONS  AND  GRANTS. 


93 


not  be  paid  down — this  latter  also  to  become  absolute  if,  and 
when  the  said  valuation  and  increase  money,  shall  at  any 
future  time  be  paid  into  the  Treasury,  and  an  acknowledg- 
ment thereof  under  the  seal  oi  the  city,  signed  by  the  May- 
or and  a  majority  of  the  Aldermen  for  the  time  being,  and 
attested  by  the  City  Treasurer,  shall  be  endorsed  on  such 
deed;  and  the  said  conditional  estates  shall  amount  to  this: 
that  the  use  and  occupation  of  the  premises  are  forever 
secured  to  the  purchaser  and  others  claiming  under  him,  her 
or  them,  on  payment  of  the  ground  rent  ;  but  on  failure 
herein  for  the  space  of  Twenty  Days  after  the  same  shall 
have  become  due,  the  said  premises  are  to  revert  to  the  cor- 
poration, who  shall  immediately  thereafter  possess  the  power 
of  re-entry,  and  having,  by  means  of  their  proper  officer, 
exercised  such  power,  and  given  a  notice  thereof  in  writing, 
posted  on  the  premises,  the  lot  or  lots  so  entered  upon,  with 
all  improvements  thereon,  are  to  be  considered  at  the  expi- 
ration of  ten  days  thereafter,  as  absolutely  revested  in  the 
corporation ;  and  the  said  conditional  estate  therein  deter- 
mined to  all  intents  and  purposes  as  fully  as  if  the  same 
had  not  been  bargained  for  or  purchased,  any  sale  or  incum- 
brance, or  other  act  made  or  suffered  by  the  purchaser  or 
purchasers,  or  others  under  him,  her  or  them,  to  the  contrary 
thereof  in  anywise  notwithstanding. 

Sec.  4.  Be  it  further  ordained,  That  every  purchaser 
in  the  class  of  those  taking  conditional  estates  shall  at  the 
time  of  receiving  his  or  her  deed  of  bargain  and  sale,  give 
bond  to  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the  City  of  Savannah 
for  the  time  being;  with  at  least  one  good  and  sufficient  se- 
curity joined  therein,  to  be  approved  of  in  the  City  Council, 
in  the  penal  sum  of  four  times  the  annual  ground  rent  of 
his  or  her  purchase,  conditioned  for  the  payment  of  such  rent 
quarterly,  during  the  continuance  of  said  conditional  estate, 
without  fraud  or  further  delay;  and  also  that  in  case  of  a 
re-entry  made  by  the  corporation  or  their  officers  as  aforesaid, 
such  purchaser  shall  and  will  forfeit  and  pay  on  the  deter- 
mination of  said  conditional  estate  into  the  City  Treasury  at 


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COMMONS  AND  GRANTS. 


the  rate  of  ten  per  cent,  on  the  valuation  money  of  his  or 
her  purchase,  if  there  shall  be  no  buildings  erected  thereon 
to  the  value  at  least  of  one  hundred  dollars ;  but  if  there 
shall  be  any  such  buildings  erected  thereon  to  that  value, 
then  the  same  shall  excuse  the  party  from  the  said  forfeiture 
of  ten  per  cent.  And  in  all 'cases  the  said  buildings  shall 
be  appraised  and  valued  by  two  or  three  citizens  appointed 
by  and  sworn  before  the  City  Council. 

Sec.  5.  Jind  be  it  f  urther  ordained,  That  all  lots,  from 
time  to  time  re-entered  upon  by,  and  revested  in  the  corpor- 
ation in  the  manner  before  mentioned,  within  the  space  of 
five  years  from  the  first  sales,  shall  be  sold  out  again,  on  the 
same  terms  and  conditions  as  the  said  lots  are  now  directed 
to  be  sold  and  let  out,  upon  a  reasonable  addition  being 
made  to  the  respective  valuations  for  any  buildings  or  im- 
provements that  may  be  made  on  the  said  lots,  respectively* 

Sec.  6.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  said 
square  and  ward  laid  out  under  and  by  virtue  of  this  Ordi- 
nance shall  be  called  and  known  by  the  name  of  Elbert 
square  and  ward,  and  the  names  of  the  several  streets  with- 
in the  ground  so  laid  out,  as  aforesaid,  shall  be  as  follows : 
That  is  to  say,  the  street  running  east  and  west  on  the  outer 
part  of  the  south  common,  and  separating  that  from  the  five 
acre  lots,  shall  be  called  and  known  by  the  name  of  Liberty 
street ;  the  next  street  running  parallel  thereto  shall  be  called 
and  known  by  the  name  of  Wilkes  street ;  the  next  parallel 
street  shall  be  called  and  known  by  the  name  of  Screven 
street ;  the  next  parallel  street  shall  be  called  and  known  by 
the  name  of  Chatham  street;*  and  the  next  parallel  street,, 
which  is  the  one  between  the  limits  of  Liberty  ward  and  the 
present  addition  on  the  said  south  common,  shall  be  called 
and  known  by  the  name  of  South  Broad  street,  and  all  the 
streets  which  run  through  the  said  south  common,  by  thii 

*  The  names  of  these  streets  changed  to  those  of  Perry  street,  McDonough 
street,  and  Hull  street— see  section  6th  of  Ordinance  passed  the  19th  July, 
1815. 


COMMONS  AND  GRANTS.  95 


Ordinance  annexed  to  the  city,  in  a  direction  north  and 
south,  shall  take  their  names  from,  and  be  called  after  the 
streets  of  the  city  as  contained  in  the  plan  of  Franklin  and 
Liberty  wards. 

And  whereas,  it  is  necessary  to  ascertain  the  description 
of  the  lots  in  Oglethorpe  ward : 

Sec.  7.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  all  that  part 
of  Oglethorpe  ward  from  the  river  back  to  Jackson  street, 
shall  be  called  and  known  by  the  name  of  the  first  tything 
in  the  said  ward ;  that  all  that  part  from  Joachim  street  back 
to  Pine  street,  shall  be  known  by  the  name  of  the  second 
tything ;  that  all  that  part  of  Pine  street  back  to  the  north 
line  of  Evanstmrg  shall  be  known  by  the  name  of  the  third 
tything;  that  all  that  part  called  Evansburg  shall  be  known 
by  the  name  of  the  fourth  tything:  that  all  that  part  called 
New  Leeds  shall  be  known  by  the  name  of  the  fifth  ty- 
thing, and  that  all  that  public  lot  of  sixteen  acres  at  the 
Spring  Hill  shall  be  known  By  the  name  of  the  sixth 
tything.  And  the  names  of  the  streets  in  the  sixth  tything, 
lately  laid  out  into  lots,  shall  be  as  follows  :  That  is  to  say,  the 
street  running  east  and  west,  bounded  by  the  main  road  to 
the  south,  shall  be  called  Liberty  street ;  the  next  parallel 
street  Spring  street ;  and  the  next  parallel  street,  which  is 
the  one  that  separates  that  from  New  Leeds,  shall  be  called 
Oak  street ;  and  the  street  running  north  and  south,  cross- 
ing Spring  street,  shall  be  called  Franklin  street. 
Passed  in  Council  20th  April,  1801. 

TH,  GIBBONS,  Mayor, 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  change  and  give  new  names  to  several  streets  in  the  City 
of  Savannah. 

Whereas  the  names  or  titles  of  King,  Prince,  and  Duke, 
are  unknown  to  the  constitution  of  Georgia,  or  the  United 


96  COMMONS  AND  GRANTS. 


States,  and  the  permitting  or  suffering  several  streets  in  the 
city  to  be  still  called  by  those  obnoxious  names  reflects  high- 
ly on  the  police  thereof : 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same. 
That  the  streets  now  called  King  street,  Prince  street,  and 
Duke  street,  shall  be,  hereafter,  called  and  known  by  the 
names  following  :  That  is  to  say,  the  street  now  called  King- 
street  shall  be  called  President  street ;  the  street  called  Prince 
street  shall  be  called  State  street,  and  the  street  called  Duke 
street  shall  be  called  Congress  street. 

Passed  in  Council  21st  February,  1803. 

CHARLES  HARRIS,  Mayor. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 

For  laying  off  a  certain  space  of  ground  situate  on  the  Bay, 
in  the  City  of  Savannah,  and  for  selling  and  for  disposing 
of  the  same,  for  the  use  and  benefit  of  the  said  city. 

Whereas,  it  would  be  highly  beneficial  and  greatly  con- 
ducive to  the  peace,  safety,  and  good  order  of  the  said  city, 
were  the  streets  and  public  places  thereof  properly  .  lighted 
in  the  uight  time  ;  and,  whereas,  there  is  no  specific  fund 
appropriated  for  the  said  purpose,  wherefor  to  raise  a  per- 
manent and  lasting  fund  for  such  lights,  without  burthening 
the  citizens  with  taxes : 

Sec  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Mdermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  assem- 
bled, and  it  is  hereby  Ordained,  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  all  that  space  of  ground  situate  and  being  on  the  Bay, 
bounded  to  the  eastward  by  lots  of  Edward  Telfair  and 
Joseph  Clay,  Esqrs.,  to  the  southward  by  Bay  street,  to  the 
westward  by  West  Broad  street,  and  to  the  northward  by  the 
strand  as  lately  laid  off  into  lots,  each  lot  containing  sixty 


#  COMMONS  AND  GRANTS. 


97 


feet  ifl  width  and  ninety  feet  in  depth,  according  to  the  plan 
hereto  annexed,  be  sold  and  disposed  of  on  the  terms  and 
conditions  herein  mentioned,  that  is  to  say :  The  said  lots 
shall  be  valued  according  to  the  estimate  or  schedule  hereto 
annexed,  from  one  thousand  five  hundred  to  two  thousand 
dollars,  and  being  so  valued,  the  same  shall  be  put  up  at  public 
auction  in  numerical  succession,  unless  otherwise  ordered  by 
council,  beginning  with  the  number  one,  until  the  whole,  or 
so  many  of  them  as  there  shall  appear  bidders  for,  shall  be 
disposed  of;  and  the  said  lots  shall  be  put  up  at  the  valua- 
tion aforesaid,  and  the  highest  bidder  shall  be  declared  the 
purchaser,  and  the  increase  money  which  shall  be  bidden  on 
the  same  shall  be  added  to  the  said  valuation  money,  and 
the  purchaser  or  purchasers  shall,  within  three  days  after 
the  sale,  pay  into  the  hands  of  the  City  Treasurer  ten  per 
cent,  on  the  whole  sum,  which  shall  be  deducted  therefrom, 
and  the  balance  thereof  shall  be  thereafter  deemed  the  valu- 
ation money,  which  said  valuation  money  shall  forever  be 
irredeemable  and  remain  a  lien  on  the  said  lot  for  securing 
the  payment  of  the  interest,  or  ground  rent,  hereafter  men- 
tioned, which  ground  rent  or  interest  shall  be  five  per  cent, 
per  annum  on  the  said  valuation  money,  and  shall  be  paid 
quarterly  into  the  City  Treasury. 

Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  a  deed,  by 
way  of  bargain  and  sale,  shall  be  made  to  all  and  every 
purchaser  and  purchasers  of  the  said  lots,  under  the  seal  of 
the  city,  signed  by  the  Mayor  and  a  majority  of  the  Alder- 
men for  the  time  being,  and  attested  by  the  Clerk,  who  shall 
enter  a  docket  or  abstract  of  such  conveyance,  in  a  book  to 
be  provided  and  kept  for  that  purpose,  and  a  note  or  memo- 
randum of  such  docket  shall  be  marked  on  the  said  deed ; 
and  the  said  bargain  and  sale  shall  vest  the  use  and  occupa- 
tion of  the  said  premises  forever  in  the  purchaser  or  pur- 
chasers, his,  her,  or  their  heirs  and  assigns,  subject,  neverthe- 
less, to  the  payment  of  the  interest  or  rent,  and  provisoes, 
clauses  and  conditions  in  this  Ordinance  contained ;  and  on 

failure  of  such  quarterly  payment  of  ground  rent  aforesaid, 
13 


98  COMMONS  AND  GRANTS. 


for  the  space  of  twenty  days  after  the  same  shall  b&ome 
due,  the  said  premises  are  to  revert  to  the  corporation,  who 
shall,  immediately  thereafter,  possess  the  power  of  re-entry, 
and  having,  by  means  of  their  proper  officer,  exercised  such 
power,  and  given  a  notice  thereof,  in  writing,  posted  on  the 
premises,  the  lot  or  lots  so  entered  upon,  with  all  improve- 
ments thereon,  are  to  be  considered,  at  the  expiration  of  ten 
days  thereafter,  as  absolutely  revested  in  the  corporation, 
and  the  said  conditioned  estate  therein,  determined,  to  all 
intents  and  purposes,  as  fully  as  if  the  same  had  not  been 
bargained  for  or  purchased :  any  sale,  incumbrance,  or  other 
act,  made  or  suffered  by  the  purchaser  or  purchasers,  or 
others  under  him,  her,  or  them,  to  the  contrary  thereof,  in 
anywise  notwithstanding. 

Sec.  3.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  all  lots,  from 
time  to  time  re-entered  upon,  and  revested  in  the  corporation 
in  the  manner  before  mentioned,  shall  be  sold  out  again  on 
the  same  terms  and  conditions  as  the  said  lots  are  now 
directed  to  be  sold  and  let  out  upon  a  reasonable  addition 
being  made  to  the  respective  valuations  for  any  buildings  or 
improvements  that  may  be  made  on  the  said  lots  respectively. 

Sec  4.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  all  and  eveiy, 
the  sum  and  sums  of  money  arising  from  the  sale  of  the 
said  lots,  that  is  to  say,  as  well  the  said  ten  per  cent.,  so  to 
be  paid  down  as  aforesaid,  as  the  interest  or  ground  rent, 
which  shall  become  due  on  the  same,  is  and  are  hereby 
pledged,  and  shall  be  appropriated  and  applied  as  a  separate 
fund,  to  and  for  the  purchase  of  lamps  and  other  materials 
for  lighting  the  city,  as  heretofore  mentioned,  and  to  and  for 
no  other  use  or  purpose  whatsoever. 

Passed  in  Council  27th  June,  1803. 

CHARLES  HARRIS,  Mayor. 


COMMONS  AND  GRANTS. 


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Reference. — Valuation  by  council,  No.  1,  two  thousand 
dollars;  No.  2,  fifteen  hundred  dollars;  No.  3,  two  thousand 
dollars ;  No.  4,  two  thousand  dollars ;  No.  5,  fifteen  hundred 
dollars;  No.  6,  fifteen  hundred  dollars ;  No.  7,  two  thousand 
dollars ;  No.  8,  two  thousand  dollars ;  No.  9,  fifteen  hundred 
dollars;  No.  10,  fifteen  hundred  dollars;  No.  11,  two  thou- 
sand dollars. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
For  laying  off  into  lots  two  wards  appurtenant  to  the  city, 
and  for  disposing  of  the  same. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled,and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same. 
That  all  that  part  of  the  south  common,  situate  and  bound- 
ed as  follows :  That  is  to  say,  on  the  north,  by  South  Broad 
street,  on  the  south  by  Liberty  street,  on  the  east  by  the 
public  burying  ground,  and  on  the  west  by  Jefferson  street, 
be  laid  off  into  one  hundred  and  six  lots,  each  lot  to  con- 
tain sixty  feet  in  width  and  ninety  feet  in  depth,  with  two 
wards,  two  squares,  and  certain  streets  and  lanes,  in  and 
between  the  same,  agreeably  to  the  plan  of  the  city. 


100 


COMMONS  AND  GRANTS. 


Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  said  lots 
shall  be  valued  by  three  inhabitants  or  lot-holders  of  the 
city,  nominated  and  appointed  by  the  Mayor,  associated  with 
two  Aldermen,  who,  or  a  majority  thereof,  are  hereby  au- 
thorized to  value  and  appraise  the  said  lots,  and  so  soon  as 
the  said  inhabitants,  lot-holders  and  Aldermen,  or  a  majority 
thereof,  shall  have  valued  and  appraised  the  said  lots,  a 
schedule  shall  be  returned  to  the  Clerk  of  Council,  subject 
to  the  revision  and  approbation  of  the  Mayor  and  Alder- 
men. 

Sec.  3.  And  be  it  further  ordained.  That  if  the  valuation 
and^appraisment  returned  as  aforesaid  should  be  approved 
of  by  Council,  the  said  lots  shall  be  sold  by  the  Marshal 
under  the  direction  of  the  City  Treasurer,  he  giving  such 
public  notice  as  may  be  directed  by  Council. 

Sec  4.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  said  lots 
shall  be  sold  in  numerical  succession,  and  agreeably  to  the 
valuation  affixed  thereto  as  aforesaid,  and  the  increase  money 
bid  thereon  shall  be  added  thereto,  and  the  purchaser  of 
said  lots  shall  pay  to  the  Treasurer  of  this  City,  within 
thirty  days  after  said  sale,  twenty  per  centum  on  the  original 
valuation  and  increase  money  aforesaid,  and  the  balance  of 
said  valuation  and  increase  money  shall  become  the  amount 
of  the  consideration  money  of  the  said  lots  sold  under  and  by 
virtue  of  the  authority  aforesaid :  Provided  nevertheless,  That 
it  shall  be  at  the  option  of  the  purchaser  or  purchasers  to  pay 
down  the  whole  of  the  valuation  money  if  no  more  shall  be 
bid,  or  if  more,  the  increase  money  and  valuation,  or  to  hold 
the  purchase  upon  a  ground  rent  at  the  rate  of  six  per  cen- 
tum on  said  valuation,  payable  quarterly  as  hereinafter 
directed. 

Sec.  5.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  second, 
third,  and  fourth  sections  of  an  Ordinance  entitled  an  Ordi- 
nance for  laying  off  into  lots  a  ward  in  the  Southwest  part 
of  the  Common  appurtenant  to  this  City,  and  for  disposing 
of  the  same,  and  more  effectually  to  ascertain  the  description 
of  the  lots  in  Oglethorpe  Ward,  passed  April  the  twentieth, 


COMMONS  AND  GRANTS, 


101 


eighteen  hundred  and  one,  shall  be  of  force  and  apply  in 
the  same  manner,  as  is  therein  contained,  to  the  lots  herein 
directed  to  be  sold  and  laid  off,  so  far  as  the  same  are  not 
repugnant  to  or  can  be  reconciled  with  the  previous  sections 
of  this  Ordinance. 

Sec.  6.  And  be  it  further  ordained.  That  the  said  lots 
shall  constitute  two  wards  and  squares  to  be  called  and  named 
the  westward,  Jackson  Ward  and  Orleans  Square,  the  east- 
ward, Brown  Ward  and  Chippewa  Square :  and  the  names 
of  the  several  streets  within  the  parts  of  the  common  so 
laid  off,  shall  be  as  follows,  that  is  to  say  :  the  street  running 
parallel  to  Liberty  Street,  as  named  in  the  above  recited  Or- 
dinance, shall  be  called  Periy  Street,  (a  continuation  of 
Wilkes  Street.  See  VI  Section  of  Ordinance  of  April,  20th, 
1801.)  The  next  parallel  street  shall  be  called  McDonough 
Street,  (a  continuation  of  Screven  Street.  See  VI  Section  of 
above  Ordinance,  20th  April,  1801.)  The  next  parallel  street 
shall  be  called  Hull  Street,  (a  continuation  of  Chatham 
Street.  See  section  of  Ordinance  as  above,)  The  balance  ol 
this  section  is  repealed  by  3d  section  of  Ordinance  passed 
14th  March,  1839. 

Sec  7.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  lour  lots  in 
that  part  of  the  City  hereby  laid  offj  be  reserved  for  the  use 
of  the  City:  two  whereof  shall  be  appropriated  to  the  pur- 
pose of  erecting  a  Court  House  whenever  the  city  funds 
shall  be  sufficient  to  authorize  the  erection  of  one;  and  the 
other  two  for  such  public  purposes  as  Council  may  deem  ne- 
cessary, and  that  his  Honor  the  Mayor  be  requested,  and  he 
is  hereby  authorized  to  select  the  lots  so  to  be  reserved. 

Sec  S.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  19th  June,  1815. 

THOMAS  U.  P.  CHARLTON,  Mayor, 


102 


COMMONS  AND  GRANTS. 


AN  ORDINANCE. 

For  laying  oft  a  piece  of  surplus  ground  into  lots  contiguous 
to  New  Franklin  Ward  and  for  the  disposal  of  the  same 

Sec.  I.  Be  it  Ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of 
the  City  of  Savan  nah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordain  ed  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  all  that  surplus  piece  of  ground  situate  and  being  on 
the  Bay  in  New  Franklin  Ward,  bounded  westwardly  by 
West  Broad  street,  southwardly  by  a  street  to  be  forty  feet 
wide,  eastwardly  by  a  street  running  between  said  surplus 
ground  and  the  back  line  of  the  wharf  lots,  Nos.  10,  11,  and 
12,  owned  by  the  Steam  Boat  Company,  and  according  to  a 
plan  of  the  same,  be  sold  and  disposed  ol 

Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained.  That  the  said  lots 
shall  be  valued,  and,  being  so  valued,  shall  be  put  up  at 
public  auction  in  numerical  succession,  beginning  with  lot 

No.  — ,  until  the  whole  or  so  many  of  them  as  there  shall 

appear  bidders  for,  shall  be  disposed  of 

Sec  3.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  aforesaid 
lots  shall  be  sold  agreeably  and  subject  to  the  same  terms 
and  conditions  as  are  prescribed  by  an  Ordinance  passed 
27th  June,  1803,  for  laying  off  a  certain  space  of  ground 
situate  on  the  Bay,  and  known  as  New  Franklin  Ward. 

Sec.  4.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  same  lots 
shall  hereafter  be  considered  as  part  of  the  aforesaid  ward, 
and  included  in  the  same  for  all  the  purposes  of  residence 
and  other  requisitions  of  locality,  as  are  required  by  law  or 
ordinance. 

Passed  in  Council  22d  March,  1819. 

JAMES  M.  WAYNE,  Mayor. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  vest  in  the  Wardens  and  Vestry  of  Christ's  Church  two 
lots  in  the  City  of  Savannah. 


COMMONS  AND  GRANTS. 


LOS 


Whereas,  the  City  Council  on  the  first  day  of  July,  (by 
resolution  of  17th  June,  1816,)  in  the  year  of  our  Lord 
one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  sixteen,  conveyed  to  the 
Wardens  and  Vestry  of  Christ's  Church,  of  this  City,  two 
lots,  known  as  numbers  47  and  48,  in  Brown  ward  ;  and 
annexed  to  the  same  conveyance , a  condition  to  build  within 
four  years,  which  condition  is  found  for  the  present  un- 
necessary. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  assem- 
bled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  lots  numbers  47  and  48  (forty-seven  and  forty-eight.) 
situate  in  Brown  ward,  be  and  the  same  are  hereby  fully 
and  entirely  conveyed  and  vested  in  the  said  Wardens  and 
Vestry  of  Christ's  Church,  and  their  successors  in  office,  ,in 
fee  simple,  for  the  use  and  benefit  of  the  said  Church  and 
at  its  entire  disposal. 

Passed  in  Council  11th  May,  1820. 

THOMAS  U.  P.  CHARLTON,  Mayor. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  empower  the  Trustees  of  the  Methodist  Church  to  sell 
lot  No.  40,  in  Brown  ward. 

Sec  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  tfie  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled,  and  it  is  hereby  or&ained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  the  Trustees  of  the  Methodist  Church  have  leave  to 
sell  lot  No.  40,  Brown  ward,  and  appropriate  the  proceeds  of 
sale  of  said  lot  in  -such  way  as  said  Trustees  may  think 
proper. 

Sec.  2.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  5th  June,  1820. 

THOMAS  U.  P.  CHARLTON,  Mayor. 


104 


COMMONS  AND  GRANTS. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 

To  make  titles  for  lots  numbers  33  and  34,  Washington 
ward,  to  S.  C.  Dunning. 

Whereas,  the  said  lots  were  given  to  the  Savannah  Poor 
House  and  Hospital  Society,  by  whom  they  were  sold  to  S. 
C.  Dunning,  who  has  paid  for  the  same  to  the  managers 
thereof. 

Sec.  l.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof,  in  Council  assem- 
bled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  a  fee  simple  title  be  given  by  Council  to  the  said  S.  C. 
Dunning  of  the  said  lots. 

Passed  in  Council  2d  July,  1821. 

JAMES  MORRISON,  Mayor. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  vest  in  the  Roman  Catholic  Church,  of  Savannah,  two 
lots  of  land  in  the  South  Common,  Brown  ward,  Nos. 
33  and  34,  in  fee  simple. 

Sec.  1 .  Be  it  ordain  ed  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  assembled, 
and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by1 'the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  lots  numbers  33  and  34,  ^n  the  City  of  Savannah, 
Brown  ward,  be  and  the  same  are  hereby  granted  to  and 
absolutely  vested  in  the  Roman  Catholic  Church,  of  Savan- 
nah, in  fee  simple. 

Sec.  2    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  27th  June,  1822. 

JAMES  MORRISON,  Mayor. 


COMMONS  AND  GRANTS.  105 


AN  ORDINANCE, 

To  Repeal  an  Ordinance  passed  on  the  twentieth  day  ot 
July,  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  twenty,  entitled  an 
Ordinance  to  authorize  the  erection  of  a  market  in  South 
Broad  street. 

Section  4.  This  section  repealed  the  Ordinance  authorizing'  a  market  in 
South  Broad  street. 

Sec.  2.    And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  name 
of  Market  street  be  and  the  same  is  hereby  changed  to  that 
of  South  Broad  street ;  and  that  an  Ordinance  passed  1 9th 
June,  1820,  be  and  the  same  is  hereby  repealed. 
Passed  in  Council  30th  December,  1822. 

MOSES  SHEFTALL,  Chairman  of  Council. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
For  laying  off  into  lots  certain  parts  of  the  common  appur- 
tenant to  the  city,  and  for  disposing  of  the  same. 

Sec  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  assem  - 
bled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  all  those  portions  of  the  south  common  delineated  as 
within  the  lines  (shaded  red)  on  the  plan  hereto  annexed 
be  laid  off  into  lots  with  such  streets  and  lanes  as  are  laid 
down  on  said  plan,  and  that  each  one  of  said  lots  be  sixty 
feet  in  front  and  ninety  feet  in  depth — (amended  by  section 
3d  of  Ordinance  passed  28th  March,  1837,  immediately 
succeeding  this  Ordinance,  making  the  depth  of  said  lots  one 
hundred  feet) — as  nearly  as  can  be  to  correspond  with  the 
rest  of  the  city. 

Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  said  lots 
so  to  be  laid  off,  between  Abercorn  and  Drayton  streets  con- 
tinued, shall  form  part  of  a  ward  to  be  called  Lafayette 
14 


106  COMMONS  AND  GRANTS. 


ward.  The  lots  laid  off  and  to  be  laid  off  between  Dray- 
ton and  Whitaker  streets '  continued,  shall  form  part  of  a 
ward  to  be  called  Jasper  ward  ;  and  those  lots  to  be  laid  off 
between  said  Whitaker  street  continued  and  a  line  to  be 
drawn  parallel  to  and  sixty-eight  feet  to  the  eastward  from 
the  eastern  line  of  Curry  Town,  shall  form  part  of  a  ward 
to  be  called  Pulaski  ward.  The  street  running  south  of  the 
southern  range  of  all  the  said  lots  and  parallel  to  Liberty 
street,  shall  be  called  and  known  by  the  name  of  Harris 
street:  and  the  street  of  sixty-eight  feet,  next  to  Curry  Town 
shall  be  called  and  known  by  the  name  of  Tatnall  street. 

Sec.  3.  Jlnd  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  said  lots 
so  to  be  laid  off,  shall  be  numbered  as  follows :  Those  in 
Lafayette  ward  from  No.  (l)  one  to  No.  (10)  ten,  inclusive  ; 
and  those  in  Jasper  ward  from  No.  (l)  one  to  No.  (10)  ten, 
inclusive ;  and  those  in  Pulaski  ward  from  No.  (l)  one  to 
(10)  ten,  inclusive. 

Sec.  4.  Jlnd  be  it  further  ordained,  That  all  the  said 
lots  so  to  be  laid  off,  shall  be  valued  separately  by  a  com- 
mittee of  council  and  a  committee  of  three  citizens,  owners 
of  real  estate  in  the  city,  to  be  appointed  by  the  Mayor,  and 
such  valuation  shall  be  returned  to  this  corporation  in 
writing  under  the  hands  of  said  committees  or  a  majority  of 
them.  The  said  lots  shall  be  set  up  at  the  valuation  so 
made,  one  at  a  time,  at  public  outcry,  to  be  made  by  the 
Marshal  of  the  city,  under  the  superintendence  of  the  com- 
mittee on  sales  on  the  first  Tuesday  in  April  next,  and  what- 
ever amount  shall,  at  the  sale,  be  bid  over  the  valuation  of  a 
lot,  twenty  per  cent  upon  the  aggregate  of  such  increase  and 
of  the  valuation  money  shall  be  paid  into  the  City  Treasury 
in  cash,  and  the  highest  bidder  shall  be  the  purchaser  of 
the  lot  then  sold.  In  regard  to  the  residue  of  the  said  valu- 
ation and  increase  money,  it  shall  be  optional  with  the  pur- 
chaser to  pay  the  same  in  cash  or  else  to  retain  the  same  in 
his  or  her  hands,  receiving,  in  the  latter  case,  a  deed  from 
the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the  City  of  Savannah  and  the 
hamlets  thereof,  on  condition  of  the  quarterly  payment  of 


COMMONS  AND  GRANTS.  107 

an  annual  ground  rent  to  this  corporation  equal  to  the  inter- 
est on  the  amount  of  the  said  residue,  at  the  rate  of  six  per 
centum,  and  on  such  further  conditions  and  limitations  as 
are  hereinafter  set  forth  or  referred  to.  But  it  shall,  never- 
theless, at  any  time  hereafter  be  in  the  power  of  the  pur- 
chaser, his  or  her  heirs,  executors,  administrators,  or  assigns 
to  pay  into  the  City  Treasury  the  said  residue  to  be  there- 
after discharged  from  the  payment  of  said  ground  rent. 

Sec.  5.  And  be  it  further  ordained.  That  the  third  section 
of  an  ordinance,  passed  the  twentieth  day  of  April,  one 
thousand  eight  hundred  and  one,  entitled  an  ordinance  for 
laying  off  into  lots  a  ward  on  the  southwest  part  of  the  com- 
mon appurtenant  to  this  city,  and  for  disposing  of  the  same, 
and  more  effectually  to  ascertain  the  description  of  the  lots 
in  Oglethorpe  ward,  shall  be  of  force  as  part  and  parcel  of 
this  Ordinance  and  apply  in  the  same  manner  as  therein 
contained,  to  the  lots  herein  directed  to  be  laid  off  and  dis- 
posed of,  so  far  as  the  same  is  not  repugnant  to  anything 
herein  contained. 

Passed  in  Council  3d  February,  1837. 

JNO.  C.  NICOLL,  Mayor. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  amend  an  Ordinance  for  laying  off'  into  lots  certain  parts 
of  the  common  appurtenant  to  this  city  and  for  disposing 
of  the  same,  and  to  designate  the  width  of  Liberty  street. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  the?*eof  in  Council  assem- 
bled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained,  by  the  authority  of  the  same. 
That  the  width  of  Liberty  street  except  that  portion  of  it 
which  lies  between  Bull  street  and  Drayton  street  continued, 
shall  be  one  hundred  and  thirty  feet. 

Sec  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  lane  be- 
tween Harris  and  Liberty  streets  shall  be  of  the  width  of  22\ 


108 


COMMONS  AND  GRANTS. 


feet,  and  that  Harris  street  shall  be  of  a  width  not  less  than 
60  feet. 

Sec.  3.    And  be  it further  ordained,  That  the  first  section 
of  the  Ordinance  whose  title  is  above  recited,  be  amended 
so  as  to  read  as  follows,  to  wit:  Each  of  said  lots  shall  be 
sixty  feet  in  front  and  one  hundred  feet  in  depth. 
Sec.  4.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  28th  March,  1837. 

JNO.  C.  NICOLL,  Mayor. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  be  entitled  an  Ordinance  to  carry  into  effect  the  act  of 
the  General  Assembly  of  the  State  of  Georgia,  passed 
in  December,  1838,  and  to  extend  the  jurisdiction  and 
limits  of  the  City  of  Savannah^  to  define  the  names  of 
certain  streets,  and  to  lay  off  into  lots  certain  parts  of  the 
common  appurtenant  to  this  city,  and  for  disposing  of  the 
same. 

Whereas,  by  an  act  passed  by  the  General  Assembly  of 
the  State  of  Georgia  at  its  last  session,  the  limits  of  the  City 
of  Savannah  were  extended : 

Sec  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Alder  men  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof,  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  the  jurisdiction'  and  Ordinances  of  the  City  of  Savan- 
nah be  extended  according  to  the  provisions  of  said  act,  and 
be  of  force  in  the  said  extended  limits,  and  that  all  persons 
and  property  in  said  extended  limits  be  subject  to  the  laws 
of  the  city  (except  otherwise  provided)  in  the  same  manner 
as  if  the  said  persons  resided,  and  the  said  property  was 
situate  within  the  old  limits  of  the  city. 

Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  streets  in 
Curry  Town  shall  take  their  names  and  be  called  after  the 
streets  running  into  said  Curry  Town  from  the  other  parts 
of  the  city  and  common. 


COMMONS  AND  GRANTS, 


109 


And  Whereas,  a  doubt  exists  as  to  the  proper  names  of 
certain  streets,  in  consequence  of  the  numerous  and  discrep- 
ent  Ordinances  relating  thereto  : 

Sec.  3.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  continu- 
ation of  Abercorn,  Drayton,  Bull.  Whitaker,  and  Barnard 
streets,  from  South  Broad  street  to  the  southern  line  of  the 
extended  limits  of  the  City,  shall  respectively  retain  the  said 
names  of  Abercorn,  Drayton,  Bull,  Whitaker,  and  Barnard- 
streets,  and  that  the  said  streets  shall  retain  the  same  name, 
from  the  Bay  to  the  said  southern  line  of  the  city. 

Sec.  4.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  all  those  por- 
tions of  the  south  common,  lying  south  of  Harris  street,  as 
are  delineated  within  the  lines  (shaded  red)  on  the  plan 
hereto  annexed,  be  laid  off  into  lots,  with  such  streets  and 
lanes  as  are  laid  down  on  said  plan,  and  that  each  one  of 
said  lots  shall  be  sixty  feet  in  front,  and  one  hundred  feet  in 
depth :  Provided,  Nothing  herein  contained  shall  authorize 
any  present  interference  with  the  jail  enclosure. 

Sec.  5.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  said  lots, 
to  be  laid  off  between  Abercorn  and  Drayton  streets,  con- 
tinued, shall  form  parts  of  the  ward  called  Lafayette  ward ; 
and  the  lots  to  be  laid  off  between  Drayton  and  Whitaker 
streets,  continued,  shall  form  part  of  the  ward  called  Jasper 
ward ;  and  those  lots  to  be  laid  off  between  said  Whitaker 
street  continued  and  Tatnall  street,  shall  form  part  of  the  ward 
called  Pulaski  ward ;  and  that  the  first  street  running  south 
of  Harris  street,  and  parallel  thereto,  between  the  trust  lots 
shall  he  sixty  feet  in  width,  and  shall  be  called  and  known 
by  the  name  of  Macon  street;  and  that  the  next  street  run= 
ning  parallel  therewith,  and  fronting  on  the  squares,  be  also 
sixty  feet  in  width,  arid  be  called  and  known  by  the  name 
of  Charlton  street ;  and  that  the  street  running  south  of  the 
southern  range  of  lots,  and  parallel  with  Harris  street,  be 
also  sir+y  feet  in  width,  and  be  called  and.  known  by  the 
name  of  Jones  street;  and  that  the  lane  between  Charlton 
and  Jones  street  shall  be  of  the  width  of  twenty-two  and  r 
half  feet ;  and  that  the  square  in  Jasper  ward  shall  be  call 


110  COMMONS  AND  GRANTS. 


and  known  by  the  name  of  Madison  square,  and  that  the 
square  in  Pulaski  ward  shall  be  called  and  known  by  the 
name  of  Pulaski  square. 

Sec.  6.  Jind  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  said  lots 
so  to  be  laid  ofl  (including  the  jail  enclosure)  shall  be  num- 
bered as  follows:  those  in  Lafayette  ward  from  number  (11) 
eleven  to  number  (24)  twenty-four,  inclusive ;  those  in  Jasper 
ward  from  number  (21)  twenty-one  to  (48)  forty-eight,  inclu- 
sive ;  and  those  in  Pulaski  ward  from  number  (1 7)  seven- 
teen to  number  (38)  thirty  eight,  inclusive. 

Sec  7.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  all  of  the  said 
lots  so  to  be  laid  off,  (exclusive  of  those  situate  within  the 
jail  enclosure,)  shall  be  valued  separately,  by  a  committee 
of  council  and  a  committee  of  three  citizens,  owners  of  real 
estate  in  the  city,  to  be  appointed  by  the  Mayor,  and  such 
valuation  shall  be  returned  to  this  corporation,  in  writing, 
under  the  hands  of  said  committee  or  a  majority  of  them ; 
the  said  lots  (exclusive  of  the  jail  enclosure)  shall  be  set  up 
at  the  valuation  so  made,  one  at  a  time,  at  public  outcry, 
to  be  made  by  the  Marshal  of  the  City,  under  the 
superintendence  of  the  Committee  on  Sales,  and  what- 
ever amount  shall,  at  the  sale,  be  bid  over  the  valuation  of 
a  lot,  twenty  per  cent,  upon  the  aggregate  of  such  increase 
and  of  the  valuation  money,  shall  be  paid  into  the  City 
Treasury  in  cash,  and  the  highest  bidder  shall  be  the  purchaser 
of  the  lot  thus  sold.  In  regard  to  the  residue  of  the  said  valua- 
tion and  increase  money,  it  shall  be  optional  with  the  pur- 
chaser to  pay  the  same  in  cash,  or  else  to  retain  the  same  in 
his  or  her  hands,  receiving,  in  the  latter  case,  a  deed  from 
the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the  City  of  Savannah  and  the 
hamlets  thereof,  on  condition  of  the  quarterly  payment  of  an 
annual  ground  rent  to  this  corporation  equal  to  the  interest  on 
the  amount  of  the  said  residue,  at  the  rate  of  six  per  cent  per 
annum,  and  on  such  further  conditions  and  limitations  as 
are  hereinafter  set  forth  and  referred  to,  but  it  shall,  never- 
theless, at  any  time  after  said  sale,  be  in  the  power  of  the 
purchaser,  his  or  her  heirs,  executors,  administrators,  or  as- 


COMMONS  "AND  GRANTS. 


Ill 


signs  to  pay  into  the  City  Treasury  the  said  residue,  and  be 
thereafter  discharged  from  the  payment  of  such  ground  rent 
Provided  however,  that  the  valuation  and  sale  of  said  lots,  as 
specified  in  this  section,  shall  uol  be  made  until  Council  shall 
hereafter  direct  by  resolution  or  otherwise. 

Sec  S.  .ind  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  third  sec- 
tion of  an  Ordinance,  passed  on  the  20th  April.  1801, 
entitled  an  Ordinance  for  laying  off  into  lots  a  ward  on  the 
southwest  of  the  common  appurtenant  to  this  city,  and  for 
disposing  of  the  same,  and  more  effectually  to  ascertain  the 
description  of  the  lots  in  Oglethorpe  ward,  shall  be  of  force 
as  part  and  parcel  of  this  Ordinance,  and  apply  in  the  same 
manner  as  therein  contained,  to  the  lots  herein  directed  to 
be  laid  off  and  disposed  of,  so  far  as  the  samp  is  nor  repug- 
nant to  anything  herein  contained. 

Sec.  9.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  14th  March,  1839. 

M.  HALL  McALLISTER,  Mayor. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
For  laying  off  into  lots  certain  parts  of  the  common  appur- 
tenant to  the  city,  and  for  disposing  of  the  same. 

Sec  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled.and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  all  that  portion  of  the  south  common  delineated  as 
within  the  lines  (shaded)  on  the  plan*  hereto  annexed,  and 
bounded  on  the  south  by  Liberty  street,  east  by  the  Thun- 
derbolt road,  north  by  South  Broad  street,  and  west  by  Hab- 
ersham street  and  the  Old  Cemetery,  be  laid  off  into  eighty-six 
lots  with  such  streets  and  lanes  as  are  laid  down  on  said 
plan,  and  that  the  same  shall  be  called  Crawford  ward. 

Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  all  the  said 
lots  shall  be  valued  separately,  by  a  committee  of  council 


112 


COMMONS  AND  GRANTS. 


and  a  committee  of  three  citizens,  owners  of  real  estate  in 
the  city,  to  be  appointed  by  the  Mayor,  and  such  valuation 
shall  be  returned  to  this  corporation  in  writing,  under  the 
hands  of  said  commissioners  or  a  majority  of  them.  The 
said  lots  [reserving  every  other  one  of  them  to  the  city)  shall 
he  set  up  [  alternately — (repealed  by  the  1st  section  of  an 
Ordinance  passed  2d  November,  1843,  immediately  succeed- 
ing this  Ordinance,) — with  the  exception  of  two  lots  hereto- 
fore granted  to  the  Widows'  Society  and  the  Female  Asylum. 
(The  lots  granted  to  the  Female  Asylum  are  not  within  the 
limits  of  Crawford  ward,  but  in  Jasper  ward.  See  Ordi- 
nance passed  23d  February,  1839,) — at  the  valuation  so 
made,  one  at  a  time,  at  public  outcry,  to  be  made  by  the 
Marshal  of  the  city,  under  the  superintendence  of  the 
committee  on  sales,  o?i  the  second  Tuesday  in  May  next, 
(repealed— see  2d  section  of  Ordinance  passed  2d  November, 
1843,  immediately  succeeding  this  ordinance,)  and  whatever 
amount  shall,  at  the  sale,  be  bid  over  the  valuation  of  a  lot, 
twenty  per  cent,  upon  the  aggregate  of  such  increase  and  of 
the  valuation  money  shall  be  paid  into  the  city  treasury  in  cash, 
and  the  highest  bidder  shall  be  the  purchaser  of  the  lot  then 
sold,  In  regard  to  the  residue  of  said  valuation  and  increase 
money,  it  shall  be  optional  with  the  purchaser  to  pay  the 
same  in  cash,  or  else  to  retain  the  same  in  his  or  her  hands, 
receiving,  in  the  latter  case,  a  deed  from  the  Mayor  and 
Aldermen  of  the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  hamlets  thereof, 
on  condition  of  the  quarterly  payment  of  an  annual  ground 
rent  to  this  corporation,  equal  to  the  interest  on  the  amount 
of  said  residue,  at  the  rate  of  six  per  centum,  and  on  such 
further  conditions  an$  limitations  as  are  hereinafter  'set  forth 
or  refered  to.  But  it  shall,  nevertheless,  hereafter,  at  any  time, 
be  in  the  power  of  the  purchaser,  his  or  her  heirs,  executors, 
administrators  or  assigns,  .to  pay  into  the  City  Treasury  the 
said  residue,  and  to  be  thereafter  discharged  from  the  pay- 
ment of  such  ground  rent  And  he  it  further  provided, 
That  the  proceeds  of  the  sale  of  these  lots  shall  be  exclu- 
sively applied  to  the  extinguishment  of  the  city  bonds,  now 


COMMONS  AND  GRANTS.  113 


in  existence,  and  issued  for  the  debts  now  due  for  monies 
obtained  from  several  banks  of  this  city,  to  pay  for  the  sub- 
scription, by  the  city,  to  the  Central  Rail  Road,  and  for  no 
other  purpose  whatsoever. 

Sec.  3.  This  section  is  the  same,  word  for  word,  as  the  8th  section  of  the 
Ordinance  passed  14th  March,  1839,  and  immediately  preceding  this  Ordin- 
ance. 

Sec.  4.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  11th  February,  1841. 

ROB'T.  M.  CHARLTON,  Mayor. 
Attest:  M.  Myers,  Clerk  Council. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  amend  an  Ordinance  passed  on  the  11th  day  of  Febru- 
ary, 1841,  for  laying  off  into  lots  certain  parts  of  the 
common  appurtenant  to  the  city,  and  for  disposing  of  the 
same. 

Sec  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  so  much  of  said  recited  Ordinance  as  requires  the  al- 
ternate sale  of  the  lots  in  Crawford  ward,  reserving  every 
other  one  of  them  to  the  city,  be,  and  the  same  is  hereby  re- 
pealed. 

Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  sale  of  the 
lots  in  said  ward  take  place  under  the  valuation  heretofore 
placed  upon  the  same,  or  under  such  valuation  as  may  here- 
after be  made  by  the  Committee  on  Public  Sales  and  City 
Lots  and  three  freeholders,  to  be  appointed  by  the  Mayor,  at 
such  time  as  shall  be  deemed  advisable  by  the  Mayor  and 
the  Committee  on  Public  Sales  and  City  Lots  ;  the  said  sale 
to  be  made  under  the  superintendence  of  the  Committee  on 
15 


114  COMMONS  AND  GRANTS. 


Public  Sales  and  City  Lots,  by  the  Marshal  of  the  City  at 
public  outcry. 

Sec.  3.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  2d  November,  1843. 
Attest :  Joseph  Felt,  Clerk  Council  pro  tern. 

WM.  THORNE  WILLIAMS,  Mayor. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
Entitled  an  Ordinance  to  lay  off  certan  portions  of  the  south 
common  into  lots,  and  offering  them  at  public  sale — to 
name  certain  wards  and  streets,  and  to  change  the  custom 
heretofore  pursued  in  the  sale  of  lots. 

Sec.  1 .  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  assem- 
bled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  all  that  portion  of  the  south  common  lying  between 
Tattnall  and  Drayton  streets,  extending  southward  three 
streets  from  Jones  street,  be  laid  off  into  lots,  with  such 
streets  and  lanes  as  are  laid  down  on  the  maps  of  the  city, 
with  the  exception  of  the  street  dividing  lots  known  in  the 
plan  of  the  city  as  trust  lots,  which  street  is  abandoned,  and 
that  each  one  of  said  lots  be  sixty  feet  in  front  and  one 
hundred  feet  deep,  as  nearly  as  can  be  to  correspond  with 
the  other  portions  of  the  city. 

Sec  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  said  lots,  to 
be  laid  off  between  Tattnall  and  Whitaker  streets,  continued, 
shall  form  a  ward  to  be  called  Chatham,  and  those  lots  to 
be  laid  off  between  Whitaker  and  Drayton  streets,  continued, 
shall  form  another  ward  to  be  named  Monterey. 

And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  first  street  south, 
and  running  parallel  with  Jones  street,  be  named  Taylor; 
the  second  street  running  parallel  with  Jones  street,  be 
named  Gordon,  and  the  third  street  be  named  Gaston. 


COMMONS  AND  GRANTS.  115 


Be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  said  lots,  so  to  be  laid 
off,  be  numbered,  in  each  ward  from  one  to  forty  eight. 

Sec.  3.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  all  those 
lots  so  laid  off,  shall  be  valued  separately,  by  a  committee  of 
three  members  of  council  and  three  citizens,  freeholders,  or 
a  majority  of  said  committee,  to  be  appointed  by  the  Mayor, 
and  that  such  valuation's  may  be  affixed  to  each  lot  returned 
to  this  corporation,  in  writing,  under  the  hands  of  said  com- 
mittee, or  a  majority  of  them,  shall  be  the  valuation  at 
which  said  lots  shall  be  set  up  at  public  sale  by  the  City 
Marshal,  under  the  superintendence  of  the  Committee  on 
Public  Sales  and  City  Lots,  on  the  second  Tuesday  in  April 
next,  or  at  such  other  time  as  may  be  ordered  by  council. 

Sections  4th  and  5th  of  this  Ordinance  repealed  by  Ordinance  passed  4th 
August,  1848,  immediately  succeeding  this. 

Sec.  6.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  4th  March,  1847. 

H.  K.  BURROUGHS,  Mayor. 
Attest:  A.  C.  Davenport,  Clerk  Council. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
Entitled  an  Ordinance  to  amend  an  Ordinance  entitled  an 
Ordinance  to  lay  off  certain  portions  of  the  south  common 
into  lots  and  offer  them  at  public  sale,  to  name  certain 
wards  and  streets,  and  to  change  the  custom  heretofore 
pursued  in  the  sale  of  lots,  passed  4th  March,  1847. 

Sec  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  the  fourth  and  fifth  sections  of  the  above  recited  Or- 
dinance be,  and  the  same  are  hereby  repealed,  and  that  the 
said  lots,  specified  in  the  said  Ordinance,  shall  be  sold  upon 


U6  COMMONS  AND  GRANTS. 


the  terms  and  conditions  prescribed  for  the  sale  of  other 
portions  of  the  city  domain,  by  existing  Ordinances :  Pro- 
vided, Nevertheless,  that  nothing  herein  contained  shall 
effect  any  contracts  of  sales  where  the  titles  have  passed 
under  the  provisions  of  the  above  recited  Ordinance. 
Passed  in  Council  4th  August,  1848. 

H.  K.  BURROUGHS,  Mayor. 
Attest:  A.  C.  Davenport,  Clerk  Council. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
Entitled  an  Ordinance  for  the  relief  of  certain  purchasers  of 
lots  in  Monterey  ward. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  assem- 
bled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  the  persons  who  have  heretofore  purchased  lots  in 
said  ward  may,  at  their  option,  comply  with  the  terms  of 
the  said  Ordinance,  or  may  surrender  their  titles  and 
have  new  titles  executed  for  the  same  upon  the  terms 
and  conditions  prescribed  for  the  sale  of  other  portions  of 
the  public  domain:  Provided,  If  any  of  said  purchasers 
have  paid  less  than  twenty  per  cent,  of  the  amount  of  pur- 
chase money,  they  shall,  before  changing  their  titles,  pay 
up  to  that  amount,  and  if  any  purchaser  shall  have  paid 
more  than  twenty  per  cent,  of  the  purchase  money,  no  part 
of  that  excess  shall  be  refunded,  but  the  annual  ground  rent 
shall  be  assessed  upon  the  amount  remaining  unpaid  of  the 
said  purchase  money. 

Sec  3.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  23d  November,  1848. 

H.  K.  BURROUGHS,  Mayor. 

Attest :  A.  C.  Davenport,  Clerk  Council. 


COMMONS  AND  GRANTS. 


117 


AN  ORDINANCE, 

To  repeal  an  Ordinance  entitled  an  ordinance  to  amend  an 
Ordinance  passed  4th  March,  1S47.  entitled  an  Ordinance 
to  lay  off  certain  portions  of  the  south  common  in  lots, 
and  offer  them  at  public  sale,  &c,  passed  30th  March, 
1848,  and  to  declare  the  plan  of  Monterey  and  Crawford 
wards. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  the  above  mentioned  Ordinance,  passed  on  the  30th 
day  of  March,  1S4S,  be,  and  the  same  is  hereby,  repealed. 

Sec  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained.  That  the  lots  here- 
tofore commonly  called  trust  lots  shall,  in  both  Monterey  and 
Chatham  wards,  have  a  width  of  sixty  feet,  and  the  streets 
between  them  shall  be  60  '  feet  wide,  and  the  streets  north 
and  south  of  them  shall  also  be  sixty  feet  wide,  so  as  to  con- 
form to  the  plan  of  Jasper  ward. 

Sec.  3.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  11th  October,  1849. 

R.  WAYNE,  Mayor. 

Attest :  Edward  G-.  Wilson.  Clerk  Council. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
For  laying  off'  and  selling  that  part  of  the  city  domain  north 
of  Gordon  street  and  east  of  Drayton  street. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  assem- 
bled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  all  that  part  of  the  city  domain  lying  north  of  Gordon 
street  and  east  of  Drayton  street,  be  laid  off  into  lots  by  the 
City  Surveyor,  under  the  superintendence  of  the  Committee 
on  Public  Sales  and  City  Lots,  that  as  many  of  said  lots  as 
may  be  necessary  to  complete  the  plan  of  Lafayette  ward 


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be  added  to  that  ward,  and  that  the  remainder  be  classed 
into  three  new  wards. 

Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained.  That  the  new  ward 
between  Liberty  street  on  the  north  and  Jones  street  on  the 
south,  and  the  square  appurtenant  to  said  ward,  be  named 
and  called  Troup  ward  and  Troup  square ;  and  the  new 
ward  immediately  to  the  south  of  Troup  ward,  with  its  ap- 
purtenant square,  be  named  and  called  Wesley  ward,  Whit- 
field square ;  and  the  new  ward  immediately  to  the  west  of 
Wesley  ward,  with  its  appurtenant  square,  be  named  and 
called  Chatham  ward,  and  Calhoun  square ;  and  that  the 
street  between  Taylor  and  Gordon  streets  be  named  and 
called  Wayne  street,  and  that  all  the  new  streets  connecting 
with  and  continuing  old  streets  already  named,  be  consider- 
ed as  part  of  said  streets  respectively,  and  distinguished  by 
the  respective  names  already  in  use. 

Sec  3.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  said  lots, 
the  laying  off  whereof  is  above  provided  for,  be  valued  and  sold 
in  the  usual  manner,  under  the  direction  of  the  Committee  on 
Public  Sales  and  City  Lots,  at  such  time  or  times  as  to  said 
committee  shall  appear  expedient  and  proper;  the  terms  of 
sale  to  be  twenty  (20)  per  cent,  cash,  on  the  aggregate  of 
valuation  and  increase  money,  and  interest  on  the  balance 
of  the  purchase  money,  to  be  payable  quarterly  at  the  City 
Treasury,  at  the  rate  of  six  (6)  per  cent,  per  annum,  with 
the  privilege  to  the  purchaser,  his  or  her  heirs,  executors, 
or  administrators,  or  assigns,  of  paying  into  the  treasury  the 
balance  remaining  unpaid  of  the  purchase  money  and  all 
interest  due  thereon,  up  to  the  time  of  said  payment,  receiv- 
ing, after  such  payment,  a  fee  simple  title. 

Sec  4.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  third  sec- 
tion of  an  Ordinance  passed  the  20th  day  of  April,  1801, 
entitled  an  Ordinance  for  laying  orT  into  lots  a  ward  on  the 
southwest  part  of  the  common,  &c,  shall  be  of  force  as  part 
and  parcel  of  this  Ordinance,  and  apply  to  the  lots  herein 


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119 


directed  to  be  laid  off  and  disposed  of  so  far  as  the  same  is 
not  repugnant  to  anything  herein  contained. 
Sec.  5.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  13th,  March,  1851. 

R.  WAYNE,  Mayor, 
Attest:  Edward  G.  Wilson,  Clerk  Council 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
Denning  the  width,  and  designating  by  name,  and  bounding 
a  street,  lying  to  the  south  of  the  Ceutral  Rail  Road  De- 
pot 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Jildermen 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof,  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  or  darned  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  the  Street  running  from  West  Broad  street  westwardly 
to  the  canal  bridge,  and  south  of  the  Central  Rail  Road 
Depot,  shall  be  known  and  called  Rail  Road  street. 

Sec.  2.  Be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  width  of  said 
Rail  Road  street  shall  be  fifty  feet  from  the  brick  wall  of  the 
Rail  Road  Depot  to  the  buildings  on  the  south  of  the  said 
depot,  the  sidewalks  being  included  in  said  measurement. 

Sec  3.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  26th  August,  1841. 

ROBERT  M.  GOODWIN,  Mayor  pro  tern, 
Attest:  M.  Myers,  Clerk  Council. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  amend  an  Ordinance  entitled  an  Ordinance  to  grant  to 
and  vest  in  the  Georgia  Historical  Society  lot  No.  (73) 
seventy-three,  Lafayette  ward,  City  of  Savannah,  in  fee 
simple,  and  to  repeal  all  Ordinances,  or  parts  of  Or- 
dinances, heretofore  passed,  militating  against  the  same, 


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passed  in  Council  2 2d  July,  1847,  and  for  other  purposes. 

Sec.  1 .  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and,  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  the  above  recited  Ordinance  be  and  the  same  is  hereby 
amended  as  that  the  word  "Lafayette/'  whenever  the  same 
occurs  in  the  title  and  body  oi  said  Ordinance,  shall  read 
"Crawford,"  and  the  word  "Crawford"  is  hereby  substituted 
therein  in  the  place  of  the  word  "  Lafayette." 

Sec  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  third 
section  of  the  Ordinance  granting  to  Charles  B.  Cluskey  on 
ground  rent  five  lots  south  of  the  Old  Cemetery ;  to  attach 
the  said  lots  and  others  to  Crawford  ward,  and  to  prohibit 
the  future  purchasers  and  owners  of  certain  other  lots  from 
building  thereon  in  wood — passed  4th  April,  1844 — be  and 
the  same  is  hereby  revived. 

The  3d  section  of  the  Ordinance  entitled  an  Ordinance  granting  to  Charles 
B.  Cluskey,  on  ground  rent,  five  lots  south  of  the  Old  Cemetery,  to  attach 
«aid  lots  and  others  to  Crawford  ward,  and  to  prohibit  the  future  purchasers 
and  owners  of  certain  other  lots  from  building  thereon  in  wood,  passed 
April  4th,  1 844,  and  which  is  revived  by  the  2d  section  of  the  above  Ordin- 
ance, passed  19th  August,  1847,  is  in  the  following  words : 

"  Section  3.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  the  said  lots,  Numbered  69,  70,  71,  72,  and  73,  and  also  the  lots  sepa- 
rated from  the  same  by  Lincoln  street,  and  Numbered  65,  66,  67,  and  68,  be, 
and  the  same  are  hereby  attached  to,  and  made  parcel  of  Crawford  ward." 

Passed  in  Council  19th  August,  1847. 

H.  K  BURROUGHS,  Mayor. 
Attest :  A.  C.  Davenport,  Clerk  Council. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  repeal  an  Ordinance  entitled  an  Ordinance  authorizing 
the  sale  of  certain  lots  to  Charles  B.  Cluskey,  and  for  other 
purposes,  passed  4th  April,  1844. 


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121 


Sec  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah,  and  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  assembled, 
and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  the  above  recited  Ordinance  be  and  the  same  is  hereby 
repealed. 

Sec  2.  And  be  it  f  urther  ordained.  That  the  committee 
on  public  sales  and  city  lots  proceed  to  re-value  said  lots 
and  sell  under  the  existing  Ordinances. 
Sec.  3.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  10th  June,  1847. 

H.  K.  BURROUGHS.  Mayor. 
Attest:  A.  C.  Davenport,  Clerk  Council 


AN  ORDINANCE, 

To  authorize  the  sale  of  a  portion  of  Fig  Island. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained,  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hnmlets  thereof,  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  the  Mayor  be  authorized  and  required  to  offer  for  sale 
twenty-two  acres  of  land  lying  and  being  in  the  county  of 
Chatham,  and  known  as  a  part  of  the  eastern  portion  of  Fig 
Island,  commencing  at  the  dividing  line  between  the  lands 
of  J.  W.  Baldwin  and  the  city,running  north  11°  west  from  the 
main  Savannah  river,  across  the  island  to  the  water  pas- 
sage between  Fig  and  Hutchinson's  Islands,  thence,  east- 
wardly  to  an  old  dam  now  existing,  running  north  7°  west, 
which  will  make  the  quantity  of  land  twenty-two  acres. 

Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  Ma}ror 
cause  said  piece  or  parcel  of  land  to  be  valued  by  three 
freeholders  of  the  City  of  Savannah  and  three  Aldermen, 
advertised  for  sale  fifteen  days  in  both  the  city  papers,  then 
put  up  at  public  sale  to  the  highest  bidder  over  and  above 
the  valuation.  The  purchaser  paying  twenty  per  cent  on  the 
valuation  and  advance  money,  receiving  a  lease  for  the  bal- 
16 


122  COMMONS  AND  GRANTS. 


ance  at  an  interest  of  six  per  cent,  payable  quarterly  with 
the  condition  that  said  land  be  kept  in  conformity  to  the 
ordinances  regulating  dry  culture. 
Sec.  3.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  14th  May,  1846. 

H.  K.  BURROUGHS,  Mayor. 
Attest:  A.  C.  Davenport,  Clerk  Council. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
Entitled  an  Ordinance  to  authorize  the  sale  of  one  acre 
of  land  on  the  eastern  end  of  Fig  Island,  designated  as 
lot  L. 

Sec.  1 .  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  a  deed  of  conveyance  be  executed  to  the  United  States 
for  one  acre  of  land  on  the  eastern  end  of  Fig  Island,  desig- 
nated as  lot  L. 

Sec.  2.  Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  22d  July,  1847. 

H.  K.  BURROUGHS,  Mayor, 
Attest:  A.  G.  Davenport,  Clerk  Council 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
Altering  the  mode  of  disposing  of  the  city  lots  in  New 
Franklin  ward. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  assem- 
bled, and  it  is  hereby  Ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  the  city  lots  in  New  Franklin  ward  be  hereafter  sold 
on  the  following  terms — the  purchasers  shall  pay  to  the  trea- 


COMMONS  AND  GRANTS.  123 


surer  of  the  city,  within  ten  days  after  the  sale,  twenty 
per  cent,  on  the  valuation  and  increase  money  bid  thereon, 
and  an  annual  interest  on  the  balance  of  said  valuation  and 
increase  money  of  seven  per  cent,  payable  quarterly. 

Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  moneys 
to  arise  from  such  sale  or  sales  and  the  annual  interest  to 
accrue  upon  the  balances  remaining  unpaid  shall  constitute 
a  part  of  the  general  fund  of  the  city,  subject  to  be  disposed 
of  in  the  same  manner  as  the  other  funds,  and  that  all  Or- 
dinances or  parts  of  Ordinances  appropriating  the  proceeds 
of  said  lots  to  any  special  purpose  be  and  the  same  are 
hereby  repealed.* 

Sec  3.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  16th,  January  1851. 

R.  WAYNE,  Mayor. 
Attest :  Edward  G.  Wilson,  Clerk  Council 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
For  laying  oft'  into  lots  certain  parts  of  the  tract  of  land  known 
as  the  Springfield  Plantation,  purchased  by  virtue  of  an 
Ordinance  passed  June  10,  1850,  and  for  disposing  of  the 
same. 

Sec  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same. 
That  all  that  portion  of  the  Springfield  tract  of  land  num- 
bered 1,  2,  3,  4,  5,  6,  7,  S,  9,  10,  11,  12,  13,  14,  15,  16, 
17,  IS,  in  the  maps  drawn  by  William  Hughes,  surveyor, 
be  laid  off  into  lots,  with  the  numbers  and  boundaries 
described  in  said  map. 

Sec  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  all  the  lots  so 
laid  off  shall  be  set  up  for  sale  at  public  outcry  by  the  Mar- 
shal of  the  City,  at  the  valuation  made  by  the  committee 
appointed  by  council,  on  the  5th  December,  1850,  under  the 

*  The  4th  section  of  an  Ordinance  passed  22d  June,  1803,  and  3d  section 
of  an  Ordinance  passed  22d  March,  1819,  repealed  by  this  Ordinance. 


124  COMMONS  AND  GRANTS. 


superintendence  of  the  Committee  on  Public  Sales  and  City 
lots,  and  whatever  amount  shall,  at  the  sale,  be  bid  on  the 
valuation  of  a  lot,  twenty  per  cent,  upon  the  aggregate  of 
said  increase  and  the  valuation,  shall  be  paid  into  the  city 
treasury  in  cash,  and  the  highest  bidder  shall  be  the  pur- 
chaser of  the  lot  then  sold.  In  regard  to  the  residue  of  the 
said  valuation  and  increase  money,  it  shall  be  optional  with 
the  purchaser  to  pay  the  same  in  cash,  or  else  to  retain  the 
same,  or  any  portion  thereof  unpaid,  in  his  or  her  hands 
twenty-four  years  from  day  of  sale,  receiving  in  the  latter 
case,  a  deed  from  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the  City  of 
Savannah  and  hamlets  thereof,  signed  and  sealed  by  the  pur- 
chaser also,  on  condition  of  the  quarterly  payment  of  an 
annual  interest,  to  this  corporation,  equal  to  the  interest  on 
the  amount  of  the  said  residue  at  the  rate  of  seven  per  cent, 
and  on  such  further  conditions  and  limitations  as  are  herein 
set  forth  and  referred  to,  and  with  such  covenants  as  are 
necessary  to  secure  the  purchase  money  and  interest,  to  be 
expressed  in  the  deed.  But  it  shall,  nevertheless,  at  any 
time  hereafter,  be  in  the  power  of  the  purchaser,  his  or  her 
heirs,  executors,  administrators,  or  assigns  to  pay  into  the 
city  treasury  the  said  residue  and  interest. 

Sec.  3.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  ten  feet  in 
width  of  said  lots  on  their  southern  boundary  is  hereby  reser- 
ved by  the  city  for  a  ditch,  to  answer  as  a  common  drain  for 
all  of  said  lots.  (Repealed  in  part — see  next  succeeding  Or- 
dinance.) 

Sec  4.  Jind  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  third  sec- 
tion of  the  Ordinance  passed  the  20th  day  of  April,  1801, 
entitled  an  Ordinance  for  laying  off  into  lots,  a  ward  on  the 
southwest  of  the  common  appurtenant  to  the  city,  and  dis- 
posing of  the  same,  and  more  effectually  to  ascertain  the 
description  of  the  lots  in  Oglethorpe  ward,  shall  be  of  force 
as  part  and  parcel  of  this  Ordinance,  and  apply  in  the  same 
manner  as  therein  contained  to  the  lots  herein  directed  to  be 
laid  off  and  disposed  of,  so  far  as  the  same  is  not  repugnant 
to  anything  herein  contained,  and  so  far  as  the  same  can  be 


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made  to  apply  to  the  location  of  these  lots  beyond  the  limits 
of  the  city,  and  the  time  of  payment  fixed  upon. 

Sec.  5.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  sales  of  a 
portion  of  said  lots,  already  made  at  public  outcry,  on  the 
9th  January,  1851,  are  hereby  confirmed  and  made  valid,  and 
that  deeds  be  executed  for  said  lots  upon  the  terms  and  con- 
dition herein  expressed. 

Passed  in  Council,  16th  January,  1851. 

R.  WAYNE,  Mayor. 

Attest :  Edward  G.  Wilson,  Clerk  Council, 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  repeal  a  part  of  the  third  section  of  an  Ordinance  for 
laying  off  into  lots  certain  parts  of  the  tract  of  land  known 
as  the  Springfield  Plantation,  purchased  by  virtue  of  an 
Ordinance  passed  June  10th,  1850,  and  for  disposing  of 
the  same,  passed  16th  January,  1851. 

Sec  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannvh  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  the  third  section  of  the  above  recited  Ordinance,  re- 
serving ten  feet  wide  for  a  ditch  be,  and  the  same  is  hereby 
repealed,  so  far  as  regards  lots  15,  16  and  17,  providing  a 
ditch  giving  a  free  flow  of  water  and  full  drainage  is  made 
through  said  lots  15,  16  and  17,  in  lieu  of  said  ten  feet  res- 
ervation ;  said  ditch  to  be  made  under  the  superintendence 
of  the  Committee  on  Dry  Culture. 

Passed  in  Council  13th  February,  1851, 

R.  WAYNE,  Mayor. 

Attest :  Edward  G.  Wilson,  Clerk  Council. 


126 


COMMONS  AND  GRANTS. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 

To  gram  permission  to  I.  &  J.  Hines  to  excavate  a  basin 
for  steam  saw  mill  purposes. 

Sec*  1,  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled^ and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  I.  &  J.  Hines  be.  and  they  are  hereby  permitted  to 
make  a  lumber  basin  in  the  land  recently  purchased  from 
the  city  out  of  the  Springfield  Plantation:  Provided,  Thai 
the  same  be  located  and  made  under  the  supervision  of  the 
Dry  Culture  Committee  of  Council,  and  that  all  culverts  and 
ditches  which  the  said  committee  shall  deem  necessary,  by 
reason  of  said  basin,  shall  be  made  by  the  said  I.  &  J.  Hines 
at  their  own  expense. 

Sec  2.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  30th  January,  185 1. 

R,  WAYNE,  Mayor, 

Attest:  Edward  G.  Wilson,  Clerk  Council 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  authorize  any  person  to  make  a  half  lot  fee  simple,  and 
also  to  permit  joint  iessees  of  a  lot  to  divide  the  same 
into  two  parts,  and  to  receive  titles  for  the  same. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council 'as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  any  person  holding  a  lot  in  the  City  of  Savannah  as  joint 
tenant  or  tenants,  in  common  with  another,  under  the  ordi- 
nary city  deed,  may  pay  one  half  of  the  balance  of  pur- 
chase money  due  on  the  same,  and  upon  such  payment, 
shall  receive  a  deed  in  fee  for  one  half  of  said  lot ;  which 
shall  be  designated  as  the  eastern,  western,  northern,  or 
southern  half,  as  the  case  may  be. 


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127 


Sec.  2.  \ind  be  it  further  ordained,  That  any  lessee 
of  a  city  lot  may,  on  application  to  council,  divide  said  lot 
into  two  parts,  and  receive  seperate  leases  for  the  same,  and 
in  all  cases  referred  to  in  this  Ordinance,  the  parties  shall 
severally  pay  for  the  deed  issued. 

Passed  in  Council  27th  February,  1851. 

R.  WAYNE,  Mayor. 
Attest:  Edward  G.  Wilson,  Clerk  Council 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
For  laying  off  into  lots  certain  parts  of  the  tract  of  land 
known  as  the  Springfield  Plantation,  purchased  by  virtue 
of  an  Ordinance  passed  June  10th,  1850,  and  for  disposing 
of  the  same.  N 

Sec.  1 .  Be  it  ordained,  by  the  M  ay  or  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  o:nd  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  assembled, 
and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  all  that  portion  of  the  Springfield  tract  of  land  num- 
bered 19  and  20  on  the  map  drawn  by  William  Hughes, 
Surveyor,  be  laid  off  into  lots  with  the  numbers,  letters  and 
boundaries,  as  described  on  the  subsequent  map,  drawn  by 
said  surveyor,  dated  3d  February,  1851. 

Sec  2.  And,  be  it  further  ordained,  That  all  that  portion 
of  the  Springfield  tract  of  land  laid  out  into  lots  by  the  said 
Surveyor  on  the  3d  February,  1851,  and  numbered  from 
one  to  twenty-six,  inclusive,  be  laid  off  into  lots  and  re- 
numbered 26,  27,  28,  29,  30,  31,  32,  33,  34,  35,  36,  37,  38, 
39,40,41,  42,  43,44,45,46,47,  48,  49,  50  and  51,  with 
the  boundaries  described  in  said  map,  dated  February  3d, 
1851. 

Sec  3.  And  be.  it  further  ordained,  That  the  balance  of 
the  said  Springfield  tract  of  land  be  laid  off  into  lots,  with 
such  numbers  and  boundaries,  and  valued  and  sold  at  such 
times  and  in  such  manner  as  the  Committee  on  Dry  Culture 


128  COMMONS  AND  GRANTS. 


may,  by  resolution  of  council,  hereafter  to  be  obtained,  deem 
proper  and  expedient. 

Sec.  <t.  This  section  is  precisely  the  same  as  the  2d  section  of  the  pre- 
ceding Ordinance,  for  the  sale  of  certain  lots  in  the  Springfield  Plantation, 
passed  1 6th  January,  1851. 

Sec.  5.  Jind  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  ditches 
and  drains  now  constructed  for  the  purpose  of  draining  the 
low  grounds  of  the  Springfield  Plantation,  are  hereby  re- 
served to  the  city. 

Sbc.  6.  This  section  is  precisely  the  same,  word  lor  word,  as  the  4th  sec- 
tion of  the  preceding  Ordinance,  passed  16th  January,  1861. 

Sec  7.  Jind  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  sales  of  a 
portion  of  said  lots  already  made  at  public  outcry,  on  the 
3d  March,  1851,  are  hereby  confirmed  and  made  valid,  and 
that  the  deeds  be  executed  for  said  lots  upon  the  terms  and 
conditions  herein  expressed. 

Passed  in  Council  13th  March,  1851. 

R.  WAYNE,  Mayor. 
Attest :  Edward  G.  Wilson,  Clerk  Council. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
For  laying  off  Forsyth  Place  and  ward,  and  for  selling  the 
lots  in  said  ward. 

Sec.  1.  Be,  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same. 
That  all  that  portion  of  the  city  domain  lying  between  Gas- 
ton street  on  the  north,  the  southern  boundary  of  the  city  on 
the  south,  (leaving  forty  feet  for  a  new  street,)  Abercorn 
street  on  the  east,  and  Barnard  street  on  the  west,  be,  and 
the  same  is  hereby  made  a  ward,  to  be  called  and  known  as 
Forsyth  ward. 


COMMONS  AND  GRANTS. 


Sec.  2.  Jiiud  be  it  further  ordained,  That  all  that  por- 
tion of  said  ward  lying  between  Gaston  street  on  the  north, 
Drayton  street  on  the  east  a  new  street  on  the  south,  and 
Whitaker  street  on  the  west,  as  delineated  on  the  plan  ac- 
companying this  Ordinance  be,  and  it  is  hereby  forever  set 
apart  as  a  public  place  to  be  called  and  known  as  Forsyth 
Place. 

Sec.  3.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  lots  in 
said  ward  be  laid  off  under  the  supervision  of  the  Commit- 
tee on  Public  Sales  and  City  Lots  in  conformity  with  the 
plan  above  mentioned,  and  that  they  be  valued  and  sold  in 
the  usual  manner,  at  such  time  or  times  as  to  said  commit- 
tee shall  appear  expedient  and  proper — the  terms  of  the  sale 
to  be  those  prescribed  in  the  third  section  of  an  Ordinance 
for  laying  off  and  selling  the  part  of  the  city  domain  north 
of  Gaston  street  and  east  of  Drayton  street,  passed  March 
13th,  1851. 

Sec.  4.  ,/ind  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  third 
section  ot  an  Ordinance  passed  the  twentieth  day  of  April, 
one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  one,  entitled  an  Ordinance 
for  laying  off  into  lots  a  ward  on  the  southwest  part  of  the 
common,  appurtenant  to  this  city,  and  for  disposing  of  the 
same,  and  more  effectually  to  ascertain  the  description  of  the 
lots  in  Oglethorpe  ward,  shall  be  of  force  as  part  and  parcel 
of  this  Ordinance,  and  apply  to  the  lots  herein  directed  to 
be  laid  off  and  disposed  of  so  far  as  the  same  is  not  repug- 
nant to  anything  herein  contained. 

Sec.  5.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  24th  April,  1851. 

R.  WAYNE,  Mayor. 

Attest :  Edward  G.  Wilson,  Clerk  Council. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
In  addition  to  and  amendatory  of  an  Ordinance  entitled  an 
Ordinance  to  lay  off  certain  portions  of  the  south  com- 
17 


130  COMMONS  AND  GRANTS, 


mon  in  lots,  and  to  offer  them  at  public  sale — to  name 
certain  wards  and  streets,  and  to  change  the  custom  here- 
tofore pursued  in  the  sale  of  lots,  passed  4th  March,  1847, 
and  the  various  amendments  to  the  same,  and  for  increas- 
ing the  size  of  lots  fronting  on  Gaston  street. 

Whereas,  the  purchasers  of  lots  heretofore  sold  on  Gaston 
street  have  applied  to  council  to  add  twenty  teet  to  the  front 
of  each  of  said  lots,  making  the  depth  of  the  same  one 
hundred  and  twenty  feet,  upon  condition  that  twenty  per 
cent,  be  added  to  the  appraised  value  of  each  of  said  lots, 
upon  which  additional  value  each  lot-holder  shall  pay  at 
the  rate  of  six  per  cent  per  annum,  in  quarterly  payments. 
Therefore : 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  assem- 
bled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  from  and  alter  the  passing  of  this  Ordinance,  the  width 
of  Gaston  street  be  reduced  to  seventy-live  feet,  and  the 
depth  of  the  lots  fronting  south  on  Gaston  street  be  increas- 
ed to  one  hundred  and  twenty  feet. 

Sec  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  depth  of 
the  lots  heretofore  sold  on  Gaston  street,  (extending  from 
Drayton  street  to  Tatnall  street)  be  added  twenty  feet  in  front, 
and  a  conveyance  be  made  to  each  lot  holder,  upon  condi- 
tion that  said  lot  holder  pay  at  the  rate  of  six  per  cent,  per 
annum,  in  quarter  yearly  payments,  on  a  sum  equal  to 
twenty  per  cent,  of  the  appraised  value  of  such  lot,  said 
quarter  yearly  payments  to  be  due  and  payable  at  the  same 
time  that  the  regular  ground  rent  on  said  lots  falls  due. 

Sec.  3.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  an  indorse- 
ment on  the  conveyance  heretofore  made  of  any  of  said  lots 
signed  by  the  Mayor  or  acting  Mayor,  shall  be  a  sufficient 
conveyance  to  said  additional  twenty  feet,  in  front  of  each 
lot,  if  in  substance  as  follows  : 


COMMONS  AND  GRANTS.  131 


Whereas,  under  and  by  virtue  of  an  ordinance,  passed 
31st  July,  1851,  upon  the  application  of  lot  holders  on  Gas- 
ton street,  twenty  feet  was  added  to  the  front  of  each  of  said 
lots  between  Drayton  and  Tattnall  streets,  upon  condition 
that  twenty  per  cent,  be  added  to  the  appraised  value  of  eacli 
of  said  lots,  and  each  lot  holder  pay  at  the  rate  of  six  per 
cent,  per  annum,  in  quarter  yearly  payments,  on  said  ad- 
ditional value  of  twenty  per  cent,  said  quarter  yearly  pay- 
ments to  be  due  and  payable  at  the  same  time  that  the  reg- 
ular ground  rents  on  said  lots  fall  due.  Now,  know  all 
men  by  these  presents,  That  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  hamlets  thereof,  for  and  in  con- 
sideration of  the  premises  and  of  the  quarter  yearly  pay- 
ments to  be  made  by  the  within  named 
owner  of  lot  No.  on  Gaston  street,  have  bargained  and 
sold,  and  by  these  presents  do  bargain  and  sell  unto  the 
said  heirs,  and  assigns  that  lot  of  land 

sixty  feet  in  front  and  twenty  feet  in  depth,  immediately  in 
front  of  said  lot  No.       on  Gaston  street.    To  have  and  to 
hold  said  addition  of  twenty  feet  by  sixty  feet  unto 
the  said  heirs,  executors,  administrators  and 

assigns  forever  as  part  of  the  original  lot,  upon  the  express 
condition,  nevertheless,  that  the  said  heirs, 

executors,  administrators,  and  assigns,  shall,  every  year,  by 
four  equal  quarter  yearly  payments,  pay  or  cause  to  be  paid 
into  the  city  treasury  of  Savannah,  the  additional  sum  of 
as  ground  rent  for  the  use  and  occupation  of  the 
same,  at  the  same  time  and  on  the  same  terms  as  in  the 
original  lease  of  the  original  lot,  and  in  case  of  failure  to 
pay  the  whole  ground  rent  on  said  lot  so  added  to,  for  the 
space  of  twenty  days  after  it  is  due,  then  said  ,  lot  shall  re- 
vert to  the  corporation  who  shall  proceed  to  re-enter  in  the 
manner  pointed  out  in  the  conveyance  of  said  lot  No. 

In  witness  whereof  by  the  direction  of  the  Mayor  and  Al- 
dermen of  the  city  of  Savannah  and  hamlets  thereof,  the 


132  COMMONS  AND  GRANTS. 

Mayor  hath  hereto  set  his  official  signature,  and  caused  the 
seal  of  the  city  to  be  affixed. 
Sec.  4.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  31st  July,  1851. 

ROBERT  H.  GRIFFIN,  Acting  Mayor. 
Attest;  Edward  G.  Wilson,  Clerk  Council. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
For  laying  oil  and  selling  that  portion  of  the  city  domain 
lying  west  of  the  old  brick  burial  ground,  and  attaching 
the  same  to  Brown  ward. 

Sec.  1 .  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Mdermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  assem- 
bled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  all  that  portion  of  the  city  domain  bounded  north  by 
South  Broad  Street,  south  by  Liberty  street  lane,  east  by  Ab- 
ercorn  street,  and  west  by  a  street  laid  off  in  the  accompany- 
ing map,  and  designated  as  Floyd  street,  and  containing 
thirty-seven  and  a  half  feet  in  width,  shall  be  and  the  same 
is  hereby  attached  to  Brown  ward,  and  laid  off  into  lots  known 
by  the  numbers  67,68, 69, 70, 7 1, 72  and  73,  each  lot  being  of  the 
following  size  and  description:  lots  numbers  67,  68,  71,  and 
72,  containing  fifty-five  feet  in  front  and  eighty-three  and  a 
half  feet  in  depth,  lots  numbers  69  and  70  contain  sixty  feet  in 
front  by  eighty-three  and  a  half  feet  in  depth,  lot  number  73 
contains  ninety  feet  in  front  and  eighty-three  and  a  half 
feet  in  depth,  and  is  known  as  the  Firemen's  Hall  lot. 

Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained.  That  the  said  lots, 
the  laying  off  whereof  is  above  provided  for,  be  valued  in 
the  usual  manner,  and  sold  in  the  usual  manner,  under  the 
direction  of  the  committee  on  public  sales  and  city  lots,  at 
such  time  or  times,  as  to  said  committee  shall  seem  expedient 
and  proper;  the  terms  of  sale  to  be  twenty  (20)  per  cent, 
cash  on  the  aggregate  of  valuation  and  increase  money,  and 


COMMONS  AND  GRANTS. 


133 


interest  on  the  balance  of  the  purchase  money,  to  be  paid 
quarterly  at  the  city  treasury,  at  the  rate  of  six  (6)  per  cent, 
per  annum,  with  the  privilege  to  the  purchaser,  his  or  her 
heirs,  executors,  or  administrators,  or  assigns,  of  paying  into 
the  treasury  the  balance  remaining  unpaid  ot  the  purchase 
money,  and  all  interest  due  theron  up  to  the  time  of  said 
payment,  receiving,  upon  said  payment,  a  fee  simple  title. 

Sec.  3.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  third  sec- 
tion of  an  Ordinance  passed  the  twentieth  day  of  April, 
one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  one,  entitled  an  Ordinance 
for  laying  off  into  lots  a  ward  on  the  southwest  part  of  the 
common  appurtenant  to  the  city,  and  for  disposing  of  the 
same,  and  more  effectually  to  ascertain  the  description  of 
the  lots  in  Oglethorpe  ward,  shall  be  of  force  as  part  and 
parcel  of  this  Ordinance,  and  apply  to  the  lots  herein  dir- 
ected to  be  laid  off  and  disposed  of.  so  far  as  the  same  is  not 
repugnant  to  any  thing  herein  contained. 

Sec.  4.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  3d  November,  1853. 

R.  WAYNE,  Mayor. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  be  entitled  an  Ordinance  to  lay  out  a  military  parade 
ground  and  to  dedicate  the  same  for  that  purpose. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Jlldzrmen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  nineteen  acres  of  the  land  known  as  the  old  Cantone- 
ment,  lately  granted  by  the  United  States  to  the  city  of  Sa- 
vannah, bounded  on  th  e  north  by  the  southern  line  of  Gwin- 
nett street,  from  Whitaker  street  to  Montgomery  street,  on 
the  east  by  Whitaker  street,  up  to  New  Houston  street,  south 
by  New  Houston  street,  from  Whitaker  street  to  Montgom- 
ery street,  and  west  by  the  eastern  line  of  Montgomery  street 


134  COMMONS  AND  GRANTS. 


from  New  Houston  street  to  Gwinnett  street,  be  set  apart  as 
a  parade  ground  for  the  volunteer  companies  of  the  City  of 
Savannah,  and  be  and  the  same  is  hereby  dedicated  to  that 
purpose,  under  the  conditions  and  limitations  in  this  Ordi- 
nance, hereinafter  contained 

Sec.  2.  Jind  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  control,  cus- 
tody and  management  of  said  parade  ground  shall  be  vested  in 
the  captains  for  the  time  being  of  the  several  volunteer  com- 
panies of  the  City  of  Savannah,  who  shall  have  exclusive 
charge  thereof,  subject  nevertheless  to  the  police  regulations 
of  Savannah. 

Sec.  3.  Jind  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  grant  of 
the  aforesaid  parade  ground  and  dedication  thereof  is  made 
under  the  condition  that  the  several  volunteer  companies 
shall  have  the  said  parade  ground  properly  cleared,  and  a 
neat  and  sufficient  fence  placed  around  the  same,  within  five 
years  from  the  day  and  date  of  the  passage  of  this  Ordi- 
nance, and  shall  always  keep  the  same  in  proper  order,  and 
the  fences  in  good  and  sufficient  repair,  and  in  case  of  their 
failure  so  to  do,  or  in  case  they  shall  use  or  attempt  to  use 
the  said  parade  ground  for  other  purposes  than  that  to  which 
it  is  dedicated,  that  the  same  shall  revert  to  the  city,  and 
again  fall  into  the  common  public  domain,  and  all  grants, 
privileges,  and  advantages,  in  the  first  section  of  this  ordi- 
nance contained,  shall  cease  and  become  void  and  of  none 
effect 

Passed  in  Council  11th  August,  1853. 

R.  WAYNE,  Mayor. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  amend  an  Ordinance  entitled  an  Ordinance  to  lay  out  a 
military  parade  ground,  and  to  dedicate  the  same  for  that 
purpose,  passed  on  the  11th  August,  1853. 

Sec.  1.    Be  it  Ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Jildermen  of 


COMMONS  AND  GRANTS,  135 


the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof,  in  Council  as- 
sembled,  and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  the  above  Ordinance  be,  and  the  same  hereby  is 
amended,  by  striking  out  the  words  in  the  third  section : 
"and  a  neat  and  sufficient  fence  placed  round  the  same 
within  five  years  from  the  day  of  the  date  of  the  passage  of  this 
Ordinance,  and  shall  always  keep  the  same  in  proper  order, 
and  the  fence  in  good  and  sufficient  repair,  and  in  case 
of  their  failure  so  to  do,  or  "  and  by  adding  the  word  "  and  " 
before  the  words  "in  case  they  shall  use,"  in  the  same  section. 
Sec.  2.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  19th  November,  1853. 

R.  WAYNE,  Mayor 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  grant  to  the  subscribers  of  the  Savannah  Hotel  company 
certain  privileges. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  Ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  the  subscribers  to  the  Savannah  Hotel  Company,  hav- 
ing purchased  the  lots  numbered  one  and  two,  six  and  seven, 
Tyrconnel  ty  thing,  Durby  ward,  for  the  purpose  of  erecting 
thereon  a  Hotel,  the  privilege  of  throwing  an  arch  or  arches 
and  extending  the  building  over  the  lane  situate  between 
Congress  and  Broughton  street,  to  the  extent  of  said  lots,  is 
hereby  granted:  Provided,  Said  arch  or  arches  shall  not  be' 
less  than  twelve  feet  in  the  clear,  above  the  ground,  and 
Further  provided,  That  two  lights  shall  be  kept  constantly 
burning  from  dark  until  day  light,  throughout  the  year  id 
that  the  lane  under  the  arch  or  arches  be  properly  paved, 
and  Provided,  also,  that  the  said  subscribers  shall  give  to  the 
Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the  City  of  Savannah  and  hamlets 
thereof,  bond,  with  good  and  sufficient  security,  to  be  ap- 


136 


COMMONS  AND  GRANTS. 


proved  of  by  his  honor  the  Mayor,  to  repay  to  them  all  ex- 
penses, costs  and  charges,  including  all  counsel  fees  which 
they  may  be  required  to  pay,  to  defend  any  suit  instituted  in 
law  or  equity  against  them  for  any  cause  arising  out  of  the 
grant  of  this  privilege,  and  also  all  damages  which  may  be 
recovered  against  them,  either  in  law  or  equity  for  granting 
said  privilege. 

Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  said  sub- 
scribers to  the  Savannah  Hotel  Company  shall  have  the 
privilege  of  erecting  a  verandah,  with  iron  pillars,  around 
the  whole  of  said  lots,  fronting  on  Bull,  Congress,  and 
Broughton  streets,  said  verandah  to  be  as  wide  as  the  side 
walks  of  said  streets,  and  to  be  not  less  than  twelve  feet 
high  above  the  pavement. 

Sec.  3.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  11th  August,  1853. 

R.  WAYNE,  Mayor. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  be  entitled  an  Ordinance  to  exempt  the  Savannah  Medi- 
cal College  from  ground  rent  and  taxation. 

Sec.  l.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof,  in  Council  assem- 
bled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  from  and  after  the  passing  of  this  Ordinance,  the  Sa- 
vannah Medical  College  shall  be  exempt  from  the  pay- 
ment of  ground  rent  upon  the  lots  numbered  thirteen  (13), 
and  fourteen  (14),  Wesley  ward,  upon  which  said  college  is 
situated,  and  from  taxation  upon  the  improvements  on  said 
lots,  sp  long  as  the  same  shall  be  used  as  a  Medical  College, 
and  no  longer. 

Sec  2.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  8th  September,  1853. 

R.  WAYNE,  Mayor. 


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COMMONS  AND  GRANTS. 


137 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
For  laying  off  and  selling  that  part  of  the  city  domain  south 
of  Gaston  street,  west  of  Barnard  street,  north  of  Gwin- 
nett street  and  east  of  Tattnall  street 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  assem~ 
bled,  and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  all  that  part  of  the  city  domain  lying  south  of  Gaston 
street,  west  of  Barnard  street,  north  of  Gwinnett  street,  and 
east  of  Tattnall  street,  be  laid  off  into  lots  by  the  City  Sur- 
veyor, under  the  superintendence  of  the  Committee  on  Pub- 
lic Sales  and  City  Lots,  and  be  called  Charlton  ward. 

Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  said  lots, 
the  laying  whereof  is  above  provided  for,  be  valued  in  the 
usual  manner,  and  sold  in  the  usual  manner,  under  the  di- 
rection of  the  Committee  on  Public  Sales  and  City  Lots,,  at 
such  time  or  times  as  to  said  Committee  shall  appear  expe- 
dient and  proper,  the  terms  of  the  sale  to  be  twenty  (20)  per 
cent  cash  on  the  aggregate  of  valuation  and  increase  money, 
and  interest  on  the  balance  of  the  purchase  money  to  be 
payable  quarterly,  at  the  City  Treasury,  at  the  rate  of  six  (6) 
per  cent,  per  annum,  with  the  privilege  to  the  purchaser,  his, 
or  her  heirs,  executors  or  administrators  or  assigns,  of  pay- 
ing into  the  Treasury  the  balance  remaining  unpaid  of  the 
purchase  money,  and  all  interest  due  thereon  up  to  the  time 
of  said  payment,  receiving  after  such  payment  a  fee  simple 
title. 

Sec  3.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  third 
section  of  an  Ordinance  passed  the  twentieth  day  of  April, 
one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  one,  entitled  "  an  Ordinance 
for  laying  off  into  lots  a  ward  on  the  southwest  part  of  the 
common  appurtenant  to  this  city,  and  for  disposing  of  the 
same,  and  more  effectually  to  ascertain  the  description  of 
the  lots  in  Oglethorpe  ward,"  shall  be  of  force  as  part  and 
parcel  of  this  Ordinance,  and  apply  to  the  lots  herein  directed 
18  ' 


m 

138  COMMONS  AND  GRANTS. 


to  be  laid  off  and  disposed  of,  so  far  as  the  same  is  not  re* 
pugnant  to  anything  herein  contained. 
Sec.  4.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  9th  March,  1854. 

JOHN  E.  WARDj  Mayor. 
Attest:  Edward  G.  Wilson,  Clerk  Council. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
For  laying  off  and  selling  that  part  of  the  city  domain  north 
of  Gaston  street,  south  of  Gordon  street,  east  of  Drayton 
street,  and  adding  the  same  to  Calhoun  ward. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  or  darned  by  the  Mayor  and  Jlldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof,  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  samei 
That  all  that  part  of  the  city  domain  lying  north  of  Gaston 
street,  south  of  Gordon  street,  and  east  of  Drayton  street,  be 
laid  off  into  lots  by  the  City  Surveyor,  under  the  supervision 
of  the  Committee  on  Public  Sales  and  City  Lots,  and  that 
the  same  be  added  to  Calhoun  ward. 

Sec  2.  Jind  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  said  lots^ 
the  laying  whereof  is  provided  for,  be  valued  in  the  usual 
manner  and  sold  in  the  usual  manner,  under  the  direction 
of  the  Committee  on  Public  Sales  and  City  Lots,  at  such 
time  or  times  as  to  said  Committee  shall  appear  expedient 
and  proper.  The  terms  of  sale  to  be  twenty  (20)  per  cent 
cash  on  the  aggregate  of  valuation  and  increase  money,  to 
be  payable  quarterly  at  the  City  Treasury,  at  the  rate  of  six 
(6)  per  cent,  per  annum,  with  the  privilege  to  the  purchaser^ 
his,  or  her  heirs,  executors,  or  administrators,  or  assigns,  of 
paying  into  the  treasury  the  balance  remaining  unpaid  of 
the  purchase  money,  and  all  interest  due  thereon  up  to  the 
time  of  said  payment,  receiving  after  such  payment  a  fee 
simple  title. 

Sec.  3.    And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  third  sec- 


COMMONS  AND  GRANTS. 


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tiori  of  the  Ordinance  passed  the  twentieth  day  of  April^ 
one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  one,  enti-led  "an  Ordin- 
ance for  laying  off  into  lots  a  ward  on  the  southwest  part 
of  the  common  appurtenant  to  the  city,  and  for  disposing  of 
the  same,  and  more  effectually  to  ascertain  the  description 
of  the  lots  in  Oglethorpe  ward/'  shall  be  of  force  as  part 
and  parcel  of  this  Ordinance,  and  apply  to  the  lots  herein 
directed  to  be  laid  off  and  disposed  of,  so  far  as  the  same  is 
not  repugnant  to  anything  herein  contained. 

Sec.  4.    Repealing  clause, 

Passed  in  Council  9th  March,  1854, 

JOHN  E.  WARD,  Mayor.. 

Attest:  Edward  G.  Wilson,  Clerk  Council 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  repeal  an  Ordinance  entitled  an  Ordinance  to  grant  a  lot 
of  land  for  the  future  erection  of  a  building  to  be  called 
the  Massie  Common  School^  passed  March  24th,  1853,, 
and  also  to  repeal  an  Ordinance  entitled  an  Ordinance  for 
laying  off  and  selling  that  portion  of  the  city  domain  lying 
east  of  the  old  brick  Burial  Ground,  and  attaching  the 
same  to  Crawford  ward,  passed  3d  November,  1853. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and,  Aldermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as* 
sembled,  and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same? 
That  from  and  after  the  passing  of  this  Ordinance,  the  above 
recited  Ordinances  be,  and  the  same  are  hereby  repealed. 
Sec.  2.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  2d  June,  1854. 

JOHN  E.  WARD,  Mayor, 
Attest :  Edward  G.  Wilson,  Clerk  Council 


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DISPENSARY. 

DISPENSARY. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  be  entitled  an  Ordinance  to  provide  for  the  dispensing 
of  medicines  to  the  indigent  sick  in  the  city  of  Savannah 
and  hamlets  thereof,  and  to  repeal*  the  Ordinance  dividing 
the  city  into  four  dispensary  districts,  and  providing  for 
the  election  of  dispensary  physicians  for  the  same,  passed 
July  14th,  1853. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof,  in  Council  assem- 
bled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  from  and  after  the  twenty-eighth  (28th)  day  of  July 
next,  any  competent  apothecary  in  the  City  of  Savannah, 
who  may  choose  to  put  up  the  prescription  of  any  respecta- 
ble graduate  in  medicine,  practicing  in  the  City  of  Savan- 
nah, for  the  indigent  sick,  shall  be  allowed  to  charge  the 
same  to  the  corporation  of  the  City  of  Savannah:  Provided, 
Such  prescription  contains  the  name  of  the  patient  for 
whom  it  is  prescribed,  stating  their  inability  to  pay  for  the 
same,  with  the  name  of  the  physician  prescribing  it,  all 
legibly  written,  which  prescription  shall  be  the  voucher  for 
such  apothecary's  charge  ;  and  Provided,  further,  That 
such  apothecary  has  in  writing  signified  to  the  Chairman  of 
the  Health  and  Cemetery  Committee,  that  he  will  put  up  the 
prescriptions  at  ten  per  cent,  below  the  regular  rate. 

Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  all  apothe- 
caries so  furnishing  medicines  as  above,  and  who  have,  in 
writing,  signified  to  the  Chairman  of  the  Health  and  Ceme- 
tery Committees  that  they  will  furnish  the  medicines  and 
put  up  the  prescriptions  at  ten  per  cent,  below  the  regular 
rate,  shall  send  in  their  bills  monthly,  two  days  at  least  be- 
fore the  regular  meeting  of  Council,  with  the  vouchers  an- 
nexed ;  and  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Committee  on  Ao 


DONATION.  141 

counts  to  examine  all  such  bills,  and  no  charge  shall  be  al- 
lowed in  any  bill  without  its  proper  voucher,  and  when  so 
examined  and  certified  by  said  Committee,  and  passed  by 
Council,  shall  be  paid  by  the  City  Treasurer. 

Sec.  3.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  if  any  person 
shall,,  by  misrepresentation,  obtain  medicine  at  the  public 
expense  when  they  are  able  to  pay  for  the  same,  he  or  she 
shall,  on  conviction  before  the  police  court,  be  fined  in  a 
sum  not  less  than  five  nor  more  than  twenty  dollars  for 
each  offence — one-half  of  said  fine  to  go  to  the  informer,  the 
other  half  into  the  City  Treasury. 

Sec.  4.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  all  Ordinances 
and  parts  of  Ordinances  conflicting  with  the  provisions  of 
this  Ordinance,  be,  and  the  same  are  hereby  repealed, 
especially  the  Ordinance  named  in  the  title  of  this  Or- 
dinance. 

JOHN  E.  WARD,  Mayor, 
Attest :  Edward  G-.  Wilson,  Clerk  Council. 


DONATION. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  provide  for  an  annual  contribution  to  the  Washington 
National  Monument  Society. 

Sec  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled,  and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  samef 
That  it  shall  be  the  Mayor's  duty  to  contribute,  out  of  the 
city  funds,  to  the  Washington  National  Monument  Society, 
on  the  anniversary  of  the  birth  day  of  Washington,  of  every 
year,  until  the  said  monument  shall  have  been  completed, 
the  sum.  of  one  hundred  dollars,  which  shall  be  remitted  to 


142 


DOGS. 


the  Secretary  of  the  society,  or  any  other  person  authorized 
to  receive  the  same. 

Passed  in  Council  3d  June,  1852. 

JOHN  W.  ANDERSON,  Mayor  pro  tern, 
Attest  t  R.  F.  Aikin,  Clerk  Council 


DOGS. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 

To  amend  and  consolidate  the  various  Ordinances  of  the 
City  of  Savannah,  in  reference  to  dogs. 

Sec.  L  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as-* 
semhled,  and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same? 
That  no  dog  shall  be  permitted  to  go  at  large  within  the 
said  city,  unless  he  be  muzzled  in  such  a  manner  as  to  pre- 
vent him  from  biting,  and  also  have  around  his  neck  a 
collar,  with  the  owner's  name  plainly  expressed  or  engraved 
thereon ;  and  if  any  dog  is  or  shall  be  discovered  going  at 
large  without  being  so  muzzled,  and  without  a  collar,  as 
aforesaid,  the  owner  of  such  dog  shall  forfeit  and  pay  a 
sum  not  exceeding  five  dollars  for  each  and  every  such 
offence ;  and  if  any  person  be  bitten  or  injured  by  any  dog 
running  at  large,  or  without  the  enclosure  of  the  owner 
thereof,  the  owner  of  such  dog,  or  the  individual  in  whose 
enclosure  such  dog  is  usually  kept,  shall  be  fined  in  a  sum 
not  exceeding  thirty  dollars. 

Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  no  dog  shall 
be  permitted  to  be  brought  or  come  within  thirty  feet  of  the 
market  house  during  market  hours,  and  any  person  bring- 
ing or  suffering  a  dog  or  dogs  to  accompany  him  or  hex? 

i 


DOGS. 


143 


Contrary  to  the  provisions  of  this  section,  shall  be  fined  in  a 
sum  not  exceeding  thirty  dollars. 

Sec.  3.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  Mayor 
or  in  his  absence  the  Chairman  of  Council,  or  in  the  ab- 
sence of  both  of  them  any  two  Aldermen  may,  at  any  time 
in  his  or  their  discretion,  issue  his  or  their  order,  in  writing, 
to  the  Marshal  and  City  Constables  requiring  them  to  kill 
and  destroy,  for  such  time  as  the  order  shall  specify,  any 
dog  or  dogs,  not  accompanied  by  the  owner  thereof  or  muz- 
zled, as  aforesaid,  which  may  or  shall  be  discovered  or  found 
in  any  square,  street,  lane,  or  other  open  place  within  the 
limits  of  the  city ;  and  for  a  disobedience  or  neglect  of  such  ■ 
order,  the  said  Marshal  and  City  Constables  shall  be  fined 
in  a  sum  not  exceeding  thirty  dollars,  and  for  the  second  of- 
fence shall  be  fined  in  a  like  sum,  and  may  be  dismissed 
from  office,  and  any  person  resisting  and  interfering  with 
the  said  Marshal  and  City  Constables  in  the  proper  dis- 
charge of  their  said  duty,  according  to  the  provisions  of  this 
section,  shall  be  fined  in  a  sum  not  exceeding  thirty  dollars 
for  each  and  every  offence. 

Sec  4.  And  be  it  further  ordained.  That  the  penalties 
enacted  by  this  Ordinance  shall  be  recovered  by  the  same 
process  that  the  violation  of  the  other  Ordinances  of  the 
city  are  recovered,  and  that  all  Ordinances  and  parts  of  Ordi- 
nances heretofore  passed,  relating  in  any  manner  to  dogs  be, 
and  the  same  are  hereby  repealed. 

Passed  in  Council  11th  April,  1839. 

ROBERT  M.  CHARLTON,  Mayor. 


144 


DOGS. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
Amendatory  of  the  5th  section  of  the  tax  Ordinance,  passed 
November  11th,  1842.* 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof,  in  Council  assem- 
bled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  sa??ie> 
That  no  slave  or  free  person  of  color  shall  be  permitted  to 
keep  any  dog  in  the  City  of  Savannah,  under  the  penalty 
of  five  dollars  for  eveiy  such  offence,  and  every  slave  or  free 
person  of  color  charged  with  keeping  any  dog  or  dogs,  con- 
trary to  this  Ordinance,  shall  be  brought  before  the  Mayor? 
at  the  police  court,  and  on  failing  to  pay  such  fine,  shall  be 
fiogged,  not  exceeding  twenty  lashes,  at  the  discretion  of  the 
Mayor,  and  any  slave  or  free  person  of  color  residing  on  any 
lot  where  no  white  person  resides,  shall  be  deemed  and  taken 
to  be  the  keeper  of  any  dog  found  on  the  premises,  unless 
he  or  she  can  show  who  is  the  owner  and  keeper  of  the 
same ;  and  any  white  person  residing  on  any  lot  where 
slaves  or  free  persons  of  color  also  reside,  shall  be  deemed 
and  taken  to  be  the  owner  or  keeper  of  any  dog  found  on 
the  premises  unless  he  or  she,  when  called  upon  for  that 
purpose,  shall  show  who  is  the  owner  and  keeper  of  the 
same. 

Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  on  every  dog 
kept  by  any  white  person,  or  on  his  premises,  there  shall  be 
paid  a  tax  of  two  dollars  to  the  city,  and  any  dog  or  dogs 
kept  as  aforesaid,  shall  be  included  in  the  tax  return  of  the 
owner  and  keeper  thereof,  or  the  head  of  the  family  or 
keeper  of  the  house  where  such  dogs  are  kept  or  harbored ; 
and  on  the  payment  of  the  said  tax,  the  owner  or  keeper  of 
such  dog  or  dogs  shall  be  entitled  to  receive  from  the  City 
Treasurer  a  license  for  such  dog  to  run  at  large  for  one  year: 

*  The  5th  section  of  the  said  Ordinance,  passed  11th  November,  1842,  is 
superceded  by  this  Ordinance — see  title  "Taxes."  Also,  an  Ordinance 
passed  July  13th,  1843,  prohibiting  slaves  and  free  persons  of  color  from- 
Iseeping  dogs  within  the  corporate  limits  of  the  city. 


DOGS. 


145 


Provided,  a  collar  shall  be  constantly  worn  by  such  dog 
having  the  name  of  the  owner  legibly  stamped  or  engraved 
thereon,  and  Provided,  also,  that  if  at  any  time  it  shall  be 
deemed  unsafe  to  permit  dogs  to  go  at  large,  it  shall  be  the 
duty  of  the  Mayor  to  issue  a  proclamation  forbidding  the 
same ;  and  any  dog  found  going  at  large  after  such  notice, 
and  until  such  proclamation  shall  be  revoked,  shall  be 
killed,  and  the  owner  or  keeper  thereof  shall  moreover  be 
liable  to  a  fine  of  ten  dollars  :  and  any  dog  found  in  any 
lot,  or  going  at  large,  contrary  to  this  Ordinance,  may  be 
lawfully  killed.  Any  person  keeping  any  dog  contrary  to 
this  Ordinance,  shall  be  liable  to  a  fine  of  ten  dollars  for 
every  such  offence,  and  for  failing  to  make  return  of  every 
dog  liable  to  taxation,  the  owner  or  keeper  thereof  shall  be 
liable  to  double  tax  as  in  other  cases. 

Sec.  3.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  following 
oath,  in  addition  to  the  oath  now  prescribed  by  law,  shall  be 
taken  by  all  persons  making  a  return  of  taxable  property  in 
the  city,  viz  :  "  And  I,  A.  B.  do  further  swear  that  there  is 
no  dog  kept  by  me  on  my  premises,  (to  which  shall  be  added 
the  following,  where  a  dog  or  dogs  have  been  returned,)  ex- 
cept such  as  has  been  duly  returned. — So  help  me  God. 

And  it  is  hereby  ordained,  That  every  dog  brought  into 
the  city,  shall  immediately  be  reported  to  the  City  Treasurer 
and  a  tax  paid  or  license  taken  out  for  the  remainder  of  the 
year,  under  a  penalty  of  ten  dollars  on  the  owner  or  keeper 
of  said  dog,  or  the  person  on  whose  premises  the  said  dog 
may  be  found,  and  any  dog,  at  any  time  found  in  the  city, 
shall  be  deemed  and  taken  to  be  kept  therein,  and  liable  to 
the  tax  aforesaid,  and  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  City  Mar- 
shal and  City  Constables  to  ascertain  all  such  persons  as 
have  failed  to  make  the  return  required  by  the  Ordinance, 
for  which  the  said  Marshal  and  Constables  shall  be  entitled 
to  one-half  the  penalty  therein  mentioned. 

Sec.  4.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  16th  November,  1843. 

WM.  THORNE  WILLIAMS,  Mayor. 

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146        DRAYS,  WAGONS  AND  VEHICLES. 

DRAYS,  WAGONS  AND  VEHICLES. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  amend  and  consolidate  the  various  Ordinances  of  the 
City  of  Savannah,  regulating  carts,  drays,  wagons  and 
vehicles,  and  to  prevent  cruelty  to  animals. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof,  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  author  ity  of  the  same, 
That  no  person  shall  let,  or  drive,  for  hire,  any  cart,  dray, 
wagonr  or  other  carriage,  within  the  city,  without  having 
obtained  a  license  for  so  doing  from  the  City  Treasurer,  for 
the  time  being,  who  shall  number  the  same,  and  register 
the  same,  and  for  which  license  the  sum  of  seven  dollars 
for  each  dray,  and  five  dollars  for  each  cart,  wagon,  or  other 
carriage,  so  intended  for  hire,  shall  be  paid  for  the  use  of 
the  corporation ;  and  in  case  any  cart,  wagon,  dray,  or  other 
carriage  shall  be  let  or  driven  for  hire,  within  the  city,  with- 
out having  first  obtained  such  license,  and  without  having 
the  number  of  such  license,  and  no  other,  stamped  on  a  tin 
plate,  not  less  than  three  inches  long,  in  some  conspicious 
place  on  said  cart,  wagon,  dray,  or  other  carriage,  so  intend- 
ed to  be  let  or  driven  for  hire ;  the  owner  or  owners  thereof 
shall,  for  every  such  offence,  forfeit  and  pay  a  fine  not  ex- 
ceeding thirty  dollars. 

Sec  2.  And  he  it  further  ordained,  That  each  dray^ 
cart,  wagon,  or  other  carriage,  so  intended  for  hire  shal]  be 
driven  and  managed  by  a  sober,  discreet,  and  able  person, 
not  less  than  sixteen,  and  not  over  sixty  years  of  age ;  and 
for  a  violation  of  the  provisions  of  this  section,  the  owners 
of  such  dray,  cart,  wagon,  or  other  carriage,  shall  forfeit 
and  pay  a  sum  not  exceeding  thirty  dollars. 

Sec.  3.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  all  licenses 
for  driving  carts,  drays.,  wagons,  or  other  carriages,  within 


DRAYS,  WAGONS'  AND  VEHICLES. 


141" 


the  city,  shall  expire  on  the  first  Monday  in  January,  in  each 
and  every  year,  and  every  person  who  shall  have  obtained 
such  license,  shall  be  obliged,  and  they  are  hereby  required^ 
at  all  times,  (Sundays  excepted,)  when  not  actually  engaged 
or  pre-engaged  to  work  for  some  other  person,  immediately 
to  carry  all  goods,  wares,  merchandise,  and  commodities,  on 
application  being  made  and  payment  being  tendered,  and. 
for  every  neglect  or  refusal  so  to  do,  the  owner  or  owners 
thereof  shall  be  fined  in  a  sum  not  exceeding  thirty  dollars. 

Sec.  4.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  it  shall  not 
be  lawful  for  any  person  or  persons  to  ride  on  horseback  in 
the  city  faster  than  in  a  canter,  nor  for  any  coachman  or 
other  person  driving  a  coach  or  other  carriage  to  proceed 
faster  than  a  moderate  trot,  nor  for  any  person  driving  a 
loaded  cart,  wagon,  dray,  or  other  carriage,  used  for  the 
transportation  of  any  articles  of  produce,  wares,  or  merchan- 
dise, to  proceed  in  a  pace  beyond  a  walk,  (except  bread 
carts,  which  may  be  driven  at  a  moderate  trot,)  but  all  un- 
loaded carts,  drays,  or  wagons,  may  be  driven  in  a  moderate 
trot  in  all  wide  streets :  Provided,  nevertheless.  That  the 
drivers  thereof  shall  not  be  allowed  to  turn  corners  or  pro- 
ceed through  narrow  streets  or  on  wharves  in  any  other 
manner  than  in  a  walk ;  and  any  person  violating  any  of 
the  provisions  of  this  section,  or  the  owner  or  owners  of 
such  vehicle  shall,  on  conviction,  be  fined,  if  a  white  or  free 
person,  in  the  sum  of  five  dollars,  and  if  the  offender  be  a 
slave,  his  owner  or  employer  shall  pay  a  like  sum,  and  on 
refusal  to  do  so,  the  said  slave  shall  be  committed  to  jail, 
and  there  remain  until  his  owner  or  employer  shall  have 
paid  the  said  fine,  together  with  all  expenses ;  and  if  a  free 
person  of  color  offending  against  this  Ordinance,  refuse  or 
be  unable  to  pay  the  aforesaid  fine,  such  free  person  may 
be  committed  to  jail,  there  to  remain  not  exceeding  ten  days, 
or  until  the  said  fine  and  all  expenses  shall  have  been  paid. 

Sec  5.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  no  carts,  drays^ 
wagons,  or  other  carriages,  shall  use  the  lanes  of  the  city, 
put  shall  avoid  driving  through  them,  and  in  case  any  per- 


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son  be  found  driving  in  or  using  the  lanes  as  aforesaid^ 
without  good  or  sufficient  excuse,  the  drivers  thereof,  or  the 
owner  or  employers  thereof  shall  be  fined  in  a  sum  not 
exceeding  three  dollars,  to  be  collected  and  enforced  in  the 
same  manner  as  is  prescribed  in  the  fourth  section  of  this 
Ordinance. 

Sec.  6.  Jind  he  it  further  ordained,  That  the  following 
rates  shall  be  allowed  for  loading  and  unloading  and  hauling: 
Dray  age  of  cotton  generally,  under  the  bluff,  7  cents  per  bale. 

66  66         (£  66  66         66       g       66  66  66 

Rice,  31J  cents  per  load  of  2  whole  tierces.  \  Up  or  under 
"  .  31 J    "      "      <•    "  3  half         "     /     the  bluff. 

Bbls.  of  liquor  and  salted  provisions,  5  at  a  load,  under  or 
above  the  bluff,  31  \  cents. 

Bbls.  bread,  flour,  and  dry  bbls.,  7  at  a  load,  whether  un- 
der or  above  the  bluff,  31  \  cents. 

Tobacco,  per  hhd.,  37 J  cents. 

Grain,  per  bushel,  up  or  under  the  bluff,  2  J  cents. 

Pipes  orhhds.  liquor,  up  or  under  the  bluff,  31  \  cents. 

Hhds.  sugar,  1,200  lbs.  or  over,  up  or  above  bluff,  31 J  cents, 
"        •<         900    "  not  1,200  "    "      "        "     25  " 

Chairs,  per  dozen,  12 J-  cents. 

Coal,  per  chaldron,  $1. 

Wood  per  cord,  $1. 

Hay,  bundle,  9  cents. 

Iron,  per  ton,  2,240  lbs.,  75  cents. 

Ballast,  75  cents,  under  or  above  the  bluff. 

Lumber,  per  1,000  feet,  $1  25,  under  or  up  the  blufi. 

Staves,      "    1,000  88,      "      "   "    "  " 

Shingles,  "    1,000  50,      "      "   "    "  « 

Bricks,     "   1,000        $1  25,     "     "  "    "  a 

Trunks  of  travellers,  2  J  feet  long,  12  J  cents.  Other  baggage 
in  proportion.  Trunks  under  2j  feet,  8  cents,  and  other 
articles  not  enumerated  may  be  charged  in  proportion, 
under  or  up  the  bluff,  whether  by  dray  or  one  horse 
wagon. 

Salt,  in  bulk,  3  cents  bushel,  under  or  above  the  bluff. 
"     "  sacks,  31 J  cents  per  load,  of  7  sacks, 


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Hauling  to  or  from  rail  road  depot  to  the  city  generally,  40 

per  cent  on  the  highest  above  rates. 
From  and  to  canal,  from  exchange,  and  like  distances,  30  per 

cent  on  highest  rates. 
From  exchange  to  eastern  wharf,  and  from  canal  to  eastern 

wharf,  fifty  per  cent  on  highest  rates. 
From  above  exchange  to  eastern  wharf,  10  cents  per  bale  on 
cotton ;  below,  8  cents  per  bale,  and  in  proportion  for  dis- 
tances, on  highest  rates,  not  lower  than  the  general  rate. 
Sec.  7.    *Btnd  be  it  further  ordained,  That  if  any  driver 
of  a  dray,  cart  or  wagon  shall  be  convicted  of  extortion, 
or  charging  more  than  the  rates  prescribed  by  this  ordinance, 
the  owner  of  the  same  shall  he  fined  in  a  sum  not  exceed- 
ing thirty  dollars,  to  be  collected  and  enforced  in  the  same 
manner  as  is  prescribed  in  the  fourth  section  of  this  ordi- 
nance, and  the  driver  of  said  dray,  cart  or  wagon  may  be 
discharged  and  incapacitated  from  driving  and  the  license 
cancelled. 

Sec.  8.  Jlnd  be  it  further  ordained,  That  whenever 
the  services  of  a  wagon,  cart  or  dray  may  be  required  for 
hauling  any  quantity  of  the  goods  or  other  articles  specifi- 
cally mentioned  in  this  ordinance,  less  than  a  full  load,  the 
owner  or  driver  of  such  wagon,  cart  or  dray  shall  be  paid 
double  the  rates  specified  in  this  ordinance,  provided  the 
same  shall  not  exceed  the  price  of  a  full  load,  except  in  the 
case  of  baggage,  on  which  in  no  event  shall  an  extra  charge 
be  made. 

Sec  9.  Jlnd  be  it  further  ordained,  That  it  shall  not  be 
lawful  for  any  person  or  persons  to  overload  any  animal  or 
animals  of  burden  used  within  the  city  and  hamlets  thereof 
for  the  transportation  of  persons,  goods,  wares  and  merchan- 
dise, nor  to  use,  work  or  employ,  in  any  manner,  any  braised, 
-maimed  or  lame  beast  of  burden,  nor  to  cruelly  beat,  bruise, 
ill  use  or  in  any  manner  torture  any  beast  of  burden,  and 
if  any  white  person  shall  be  convicted  of  violating  any  of 
,the  provisions  of  this  section,  he  or  she  shall  be  fined  in  a 
sum  not  exceeding  thirty  dollars,  and  on  the  conviction  of  n 


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free  person  of  color  of  the  like  offence,  he  or  she  may  be 
fined  in  not  exceeding  thirty  dollars,  or  be  whipped,  and  if  a 
slave,  shall  be  convicted  of  a  like  offence,  he  or  she  may  be 
whipped,  or  the  owner  or  employer  thereof,  be  fined  in  a 
sum  not  exceeding  five  dollars. 

Sec.  10.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  all  fines  re- 
covered and  collected  under  this  ordinance,  shall  go,  one 
half  to  the  city  and  the  other  half  to  the  informer,  if  such 
informer  be  a  private  person,  but  if  such  informer  hold  any 
office  or  appointment  under  council,  or  if  it  be  the  duty  of 
such  informer  to  lodge  such  information,  he  shall  not  receive 
more  than  one  fourth  of  said  fine  inflicted^  and  the  remain- 
der shall  go  to  the  city. 

Sec  11.  Jind  be  it  further  ordained,  That  all  ordinan- 
ces and  parts  of  ordinances,  corresponding  with  this  ordi- 
nance, be  and  the  same  are  hereby  superseded,  and  that  all. 
ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances  militating  against  this 
ordinance,  be  and  the  same  are  hereby  repealed. 
Passed  in  Council  8th,  June,  1839. 

ROB?T.  M.  CHARLTON,  Mayor. 

See  further  as  to  Drays,  Wagons,  and  Vehicles,  5th  section  of  Ordinance 
passed  August  19th,  1839— title  "Streets,'7 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  amend  the  Tax  Ordinance  of  the  City,  and  to  regulate 
drays,  carts,  wagons,  trucks  and  other  vehicles,  and  to 
fix  the  price  of  license  for  the  same, 

Sec.  h  Beit  ordained  by  the  May  or  and  Mder  men  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  assem- 
bled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  from  and  after  the  passing  of  this  ordinance  the  fol- 
lowing rates  for  licenses  shall  be  and  are  hereby  established, 
exclusive  of  the  fees  now  by  law  allowed,  that  is  to  say ; 


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For  every  dray  or  truck,  drawn  by  one  horse,  Seven  dollars, 
"         "  "  if  drawn  by  two  horses,    Ten  dollars; 

a         u  u      • «  three  «       Twelve  " 

"         «  «       "  four  "       Twenty  " 

For  every  cart  or  wagon  drawn  by  one  horse,  Five  dollars. 

«         "  «   if  drawn  by  two  Ten  * 

Every  cart,  wagon  or  other  vehicle  used  as  a  Break 

wagon  or  for  the  purpose  of  exhibiting  horses 

for  sale,  -  Twenty-five  dollars. 

For  every  omnibus,  -  -    Twenty-five  dollars. 

The  said  licenses  to  be  taken  out  at  the  times  and  in  the 
manner  now  prescribed  by  law.  (This  section  amended, 
see  succeeding  Ordinance;  see,  also,  1st  section  previous 
Ordinance,  amended  by  this  Ordinance.) 

Sec.  2.  And  he  if  further  ordained,  That  every  four 
wheeled  pleasure  carriage  used  in  the  city  and  drawn  by 
two  or  more  horses,  shall  pay  an  annual  tax  of  twenty  dol- 
lars; and  every  four  wheeled  pleasure  carriage  used  in  the 
city  and  drawn  by  one  horse,  shall  pay  an  annual  tax  of  ten 
dollars;  and  every  two  wheeled  carriage,  gig  or  buggy,  an 
annual  tax  of  five  dollars.  Said  taxes  to  be  assessed  and 
collected  at  the  same  time  and  in  the  same  manner  as  are 
now  fixed  by  the  ordinances  of  the  city. 

Sec.  3.  Jlnd  be  it  further  ordained,  That  no  four  horse 
wagon,  dray,  cart,  truck,  or  other  vehicle,  shall  be  permitted 
to  be  loaded  with  more  than  eight  thousand  pounds  weight, 
passing  over  the  plank  road,  nor  more  than  three  thousand 
pounds  when  off  the  same,  and  all  others,  to  be  regulated 
by  the  same  rule,  in  proportion  to  the  number  of  horses 
used,  under  a  penalty  of  five  cents  for  each  hundred  pounds 
over  said  prescribed  weight ;  one  half  to  the  informer  the 
other  half  to  the  city. 

Passed  in  Council  20th  December,  1849. 

R.  WAYNE,  Mayon 


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AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  amend  an  Ordinance  entitled  an  Ordinance  to  amend 
the  tax  Ordinances  of  the  city,  and  to  regulate  drays,  carts, 
wagons,  tru  cks,  and  other  vehicles,  and  to  fix  the  price  of 
licenses  for  the  same. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof,  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  from  and  after  the  passing  of  this  Ordinance,  the  first 
section  of  said  Ordinance,  passed  20th  December,  1849, 
shall  be  amended  by  inserting  the  following,  after  the  words 
for  "  every  omnibus  twenty-five  dollars,"  to  wit :  For  eveiy 
cab,  hack,  or  other  vehicle,  not  herein  specified,  if  drawn  by 
one  horse3  ten  dollars ;  if  drawn  by  two  horses,  fifteen  dol- 
lars ;  if  drawn  by  three  horses,  twenty  dollars ;  if  drawn  by 
four  horses,  twenty-five  dollars. 

Sec.  2.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  10th  February,  1853. 

R.  WAYNE,  Mayor. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
Amendatory  of  and  in  addition  to  the  existing  Ordinances 
of  the  City  of  Savannah,  regulating  the  tax  on  pleasure 
carriages,  used  in  said  city. 

Sec  1.  Be  it  or  darned  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof,  in  Council  assem- 
bled, and  it  is  hereby  Ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  samey 
That  all  pleasure  carriages,  of  any  description  whatever 
which  shall  be  brought  within  the  City  of  Savannah,  or 
purchased  after  the  first  day  of  January  annually,  and  pre- 
vious to  the  first  day  of  July  ensuing,  and  used  as  such,  the 
owner  or  owners  thereof,  shall  pay  to  the  city  the  tax  pre- 
scribed on  pleasure  carriages  by  the  existing  Ordinances  of 


ENGINE  HOUSES. 


153 


the  saict  city;  and  that  all  pleasure  carriages,  of  any  de- 
scription, which  shall  be  brought  within  the  city  or  purchased 
after  the  first  day  of  July  in  each  year,  and  previous  to  the 
thirty-first  day  of  December  ensuing,  and  used  as  such,  the 
owner  or  owners  thereof  shall  pay  to  the  city  one-half  of 
the  amount  of  tax  prescribed  on  pleasure  carriages  by  the 
existing  Ordinances  of  the  City  of  Savannah. 

Sec.  2.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in* Council  29th  December,  1853. 

JOHN  E.  WARD,  Mayor. 

Attest:  Edward  G.  Wilson,  Clerk  Council. 

Note. — See  Ordinance  passed  29th  December,  1853,  title  "  Taxes."' 


ENGINE  HOUSES.- 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  provide  sites  for  Engine  Houses,  and  to  prohibit  the1 
erection  of  new  ones  within  the  public  squares. 

Sec  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  lots  No.  (66)  sixty-six,  Crawford  ward,  and  No.  (13) 
thirteen,  Calhoun  ward,  and  No.  (18)  eighteen,  Forsyth  ward, 
are  set  apart  exclusively  for  the  purpose  of  erecting  engine 
houses  thereon,  whenever  the  same  may  be  required. 

Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  erection 
of  new  engine  houses  is  henceforth  and  forever  prohibited, 
in  any  of  the  public  squares  within  the  corporate  limits  of 
the  city. 

And  whereas,  it  is  desirable  that  the  present  engine  houses 

be  removed,  when  more  suitable  locations  can  be  procured 
20 


154  EXCHANGE  OF  CITY  LOTS. 


Sec.  3.    Jlnd  be  it  further  ordained,  That  no  addition 
shall  be  made  thereto  and  no  expense  incurred  except  for 
the  most  necessary  repairs. 
Sec  4.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  4th  November,  1852. 

RICHARD  D.  ARNOLD,  Mayor. 
Attest:  R.  F.  Aiken,  Clerk  Council. 


EXCHANGE  OF  CITY  LOTS. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 

Providing  for  an  exchange  of  ten  lots  in  Crawford  ward,  for 
certain  land  property  of  James  M.  Wayne,  lying  south 
thereof,  required  for  the  extension  of  Liberty  street,  east- 
wardly. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Mdermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  the  following  lots,  lying  in  Crawford  ward,  numbered 
53,  54,  55,  56,  57,  58,  59,  60,  61,  and  62,  ten  in  number,  be 
conveyed  to  the  honorable  James  M.  Wayne,  his  heirs  and 
assigns,  in  fee  simple,  in  exchange  for  seventy 'thousand  six 
hundred  and  ninety-four  square  feet  of  land,  to  be  conveyed 
by  the  said  Jas.  M.  Wayne  to  the  said  the  Mayor  and  Alder- 
men of  the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  hamlets  thereof,  and 
their  successors  in  office,  being  so  much  of  the  land  of  the 
said  James  M.  Wayne,  south  of  the,  city  and  of  the  said 
ward,  as  lies  north  of  the  southern  line  of  Liberty  street, 
extending  eastwardly  to  the  land  of  the  estate  of  William- 
son, and  as  is  necessary  for  the  prolongation  of  said  street, 
with  its  full  breadth  of  one  hundred  and  thirty  feet,  to  the 
western  line  of  said  estate. 


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Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained.  That  the  Mayor  bef 
and  he  is  hereby  authorized  to  cause  two  deeds  of  exchange 
to  be  prepared,  one  for  each  of  the  contracting  parties,  for 
the  purpose  of  carrying  into  effect  the  foregoing  section, 
and  to  execute  the  same  on  the  part  of  the  corporation,  by 
signing  the  same,  officially,  and  affixing  the  corporate  seal. 

Sec.  3.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  2d  May,  1844. 

WM.  THORNE  WILLIAMS,  Mayor, 

Attest:  Wm.  P.  Bowex,  Clerk  Council 


AN  ORDINANCE, 

Providing  for  an  exchange  of  one  lot  of  land  in  Crawford 
ward,  east  of  East  Broad  street,  for  certain  land  property 
of  John  Lewis,  lying  on  the  Thunderbolt  road,  required 
for  the  extension  of  Liberty  street  eastwardly. 

Sec  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled, audit  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same7 
That  the  lot  lying  in  that  part  of  Crawford  ward,  east  of 
East  Broad  street,  known  by  the  Number  (5)  five,  be  con- 
veyed to  John  Lewis,  his  heirs  and  assigns,  in  fee  simple,  in 
exchange  for  thirty-four  hundred  square  feet  of  land,  to  be 
conveyed  by  the  said  John  Lewis  to  the  said  the  Mayor  and 
Aldermen  of  the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  hamlets  thereof! 
and  their  successors  in  office,  being  so  much  of  the  land  of 
the  said  John  Lewis  as  lies  north  of  the  southern  line  of 
Liberty  street,  extended  to  the  Thunderbolt  road. 

Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  Mayor  be, 
and  he  is  hereby,  authorized  to  cause  two  deeds  of  exchange 
to  be  prepared,  one  for  each  of  the  contracting  parties,  to 
carry  into  effect  the  foregoing  section,  and  to  execute  the 


EXCHANGE  OF  CITY  LOTS. 


same  on  the  part  of  the  corporation,  by  signing  the  same, 
officially,  and  affixing  the  corporate  seal 
Sec.  3.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  27th  June,  1844. 

W.  THORNE  WILLIAMS,  Mayor. 
Attest  :  W.  P.  Bowen,  Clerk  Council. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
Providing  for  an  exchange  of  one  lot  of  land  in  New  Frank- 
lin ward  for  certain  property  of  Dominick  O'Byrne,  lying 
southeast  of  Crawford  ward,  required  for  the  extension 
of  Liberty  street  eastwardly. 

Sec.  1 .  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof,  in  Council  assem- 
bled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  the  lot  in  New  Franklin  ward,  in  the  City  of  Savannah^ 
known  by  the  number  (15)  fifteen,  now  under  lease  to  Dom- 
inick O'Byrne,  be  conveyed  to  the  said  Dominick  0'Byrne? 
his  heirs  and  assigns,  in  fee  simple,  in  exchange  for  eighteen 
thousand  and  three  hundred  square  feet  of  land,  and  the 
houses  thereon,  and  other  improvements,  lying  south  and 
north  of  the  southern  line  of  Liberty  street  extended,  the 
property  of  the  said  Dominick  O'Byrne,  southeast  of  Craw- 
ford ward,  and  necessary  to  the  prolongation  of  Liberty 
street,  with  its  full  breadth  of  one  hundred  and  thirty  feet, 
to  the  lands  of  John  Lewis,  and  in  further  consideration  of 
the  sum  of  two  hundred  dollars,  to  be  paid  to  the  city  by 
the  said  Dominick  O'Byrne,  by  his  note  for  that  sum  at 
ninety  days. 

Sec  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  Mayor  be? 
and  he  is  hereby,  authorized  to  cause  two  deeds  of  exchange 
to  be  prepared,  one  for  each  of  the  contracting  parties,  for 
the  purpose  of  carrying  into  effect  the  foregoing  section,  and 
to  execute  the  same,  on  the  part  of  the  corparation,  by  sign- 


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ing  the  same  officially,  and  affixing  the  corporate  seal,  and 
also  to  take  the  said  note. 
Sec.  3.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  27th  June,  1S44. 

W.  THORNE  WILLIAMS,  Mayor! 
Attest:  Wm;  P.  Bowen,  Clerk  Council 


AN  ORDINANCE, 

Providing  for  an  exchange  of  one  lot  of  land  in  Jasper  ward, 
for  certain  land  property  of  Michael  Dillon,  required  for 
the  extension,  eastwardly,  of  Bay  street,  and  also  to  au- 
thorize a  deed  to  he  made  upon  ground  rent,  to  the  said 
Michael  Dillon  for  another  lot  in  the  same  ward,  in  the 
event  of  such  exchange  being  made. 

Sec  1.  Be  it  Ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof,  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  oft  %e  same, 
That  the  lot  lying  in  Jasper  ward,  known  by  the  number 
(23)  twenty-three,  fronting  on  Madison  square,  be  conveyed 
to  Michael  Dillon,  his  heirs  and  assigns,  in  fee  simple,  in 
exchange  for  ten  thousand  and  five  hundred  square  feet  of 
land,  to  be  conveyed  by  the  said  .Michael  Dillon  to  the  said 
the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the  City  of  Savannah  and  the 
hamlets  thereof,  and  their  successors  in  office,  being  so  much 
of  the  land  of  the  said  Michael  Dillon,  east  of  East  Broad 
street,  as  is  required  to  extend  Bay  street,  with  a  breadth  of 
seventy  feet  eastward,  to  the  lands  of  the  United  States. 

Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  Mayor 
be,  and  he  is  hereby,  authorized  to  cause  two  deeds  of  ex- 
change to  be  prepared,  one  for  each  of  the  contracting 
parties,  for  the  purpose  of  carrying  into  effect  the  foregoing 
section,  and  to  execute  the  same,  on  behalf  of  the  corpora- 
tion, by  signing  the  same  officially,  and  affixing  the  corporate 
seal. 


158  EXCHANGE  OF  CITY  LOTS, 

Sec,  3.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  after  the  said 
deeds  shall  have  been  duly  executed,  and  the  contemplated 
exchange  made,  then  the  said  Michael  Dillon  shall  be  en- 
titled to  receive,  and  the  city  council  is  hereby  required  to 
prepare  for  execution,  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen,  to  be 
delivered  to  him,  a  deed  for  lot  No.  (24)  twenty-four,  in  Jas- 
per ward,  at  a  valuation  of  eight  hundred  dollars,  the  said 
lot,  to  be  held  by  the  said  Michael  Dillon,  his  heirs  and 
assigns,  upon  ground  rent  payable  quarterly  into  the  treasury 
of  the  City  of  Savannah,  calculated  at  5  per  cent,  per  annum, 
upon  the  said  valuation  money,  subject  to  the  same  general 
provisions,  and  the  same  conditions  of  renting  and  sale, 
and  with  the  same  privileges  as  are  prescribed  by  Ordinance 
for  other  lots  in  Jasper  ward,  and  with  the  right  of  making 
the  same  a  fee  simple  lot,  upon  paying  into  the  treasury  the 
said  sum  of  eight  hundred  dollars,  of  which  no  part  is  re- 
quired to  be  paid  now  in  advance. 

Sec.  4.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  11th  July?  1844. 

V/.  THORNE  WILLIAMS,  Mayor, 

Attest :  Wm.  P.  Bowen,  Clerk  Council. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  provide  for  the  exchange  of  lot  No.  (11)  Crawford  ward, 
for  lot  No.  (3)  Thunderbolt  road. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  or  darned  by  the  Mayor  and  Jildermen  of  t he- 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  samey 
That  lot  No.  (ll)  Crawford  ward,  be  conveyed  to  Isreal  K. 
Tefft,  as  administrator,  with  the  will  annexed,  upon  the 
estate  of  Frances  Dedeer  Petit  DeVillers,  in  fee  simple,  in 
exchange  for  lot  No.  (3)  Thunderbolt  road. 

Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained.  That  the  Mayor 
be,  and  he  is  hereby,  authorized  to  cause  the  proper  convey., 
s\nces  to  be  prepared  to  carry  into  effect  the  foregoing  section^ 


EXCHANGE  OF  CITY  LOTS. 


159 


and  to  execute  the  same,  on  the  part  of  the  corporation,  by 
setting  his  official  signature  thereto,  and  causing  Jto  "be  im- 
pressed the  corporate  seal. 
Sec.  3.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  18th  September,  1845. 

R.  WAYNE,  Mayor. 
Attest :  Edward  G.  Wilson,  Clerk  Council.  _ 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
Authorizing  a  conveyance  to  the  executors  of  the  late  John 
P.  Williamson,  or  to  trustees  for  the  creditors  of  said 
Williamson,  of"  five  lots  of  land  in  Crawford  ward,  in  the 
City  of  Savannah. 

Whereas,  it  has  been  agreed  between  the  Mayor  and  Al- 
dermen of  the  City  of  Savannah  and  hamlets  thereof,  of  the 
one  part,  and  the  executors  of  the  last  will  and  testament  of 
the  late  John  P.  Williamson,  of  the  second  part,  that  the 
said  Mayor  and  Aldermen  convey  to  the  said  executors  five 
lots  of  land  lying  in  Crawford  ward,  in  said  city,  in  exchange 
for  29,808  square  feet  of  land,  property  of  the  late  John  P. 
Williamson,  wanted  to  extend  Liberty  street  east,  to  the 
Thunderbolt  road.  And  whereas,  the  said  29,808  square 
feet  of  land  have  been  duly  advertised  for  sale  at  sheriff's 
Sales,  to  make  a  good  title,  and  the  corporation  has  become 
the  purchaser,  and  the  passage  of  an  Ordinance  has  become 
necessary  to  enable  the  Mayor  to  execute  a  conveyance  of 
the  five  lots :  and  whereas,  the  execution  under  which  the 
said  property  was  sold,  was  founded  on  a  judgment  in  fa- 
vor of  the  Planters'  Bank  of  the  State  of  Georgia : 

Sec.  1.  Now  be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  the  Mayor  be,  and  he  is  hereby,  authorized  and  re- 
quired to  cause  to  be  prepared,  a  deed,  for  the  conveyance 


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EXCHANGE  OF  CITY  LOTS. 


of  the  lots  of  land  in  Crawford  ward,  east  of  East  Broad* 
street,  known  in  the  plan  of  said  city  by  the  numbers  18, 
19,  20,  21,  and  22,  either  to  the  executors  of  the  last  will 
and  testament  of  the  late  John  P.  Williamson  or  to  trustees 
for  the  creditors  of  the  said  John  P.  Williamson,  according 
to  legal  priority,  as  the  said  executors  and  the  said  Planters' 
Bank  of  the  State  of  Georgia  shall  determine ;  and  after  the 
said  deed  shall  be  prepared,  and  the  sheriff's  title  shall  have 
been  duly  executed  for  the  land  purchased  at  sheriff's  sales, 
aforesaid,  then  to  execute  the  same  by  signing  the  said  deed, 
officially,  and  attaching  the  corporate  seal  thereto,  and  ma- 
king delivery  thereof. 

Sec.  2.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  5th  September,  1844. 

W.  THORNE  WILLIAMS,  Mayor. 

Attest:  Wm.  P.  Bo  wen,  Clerk  Council 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  be  entitled  an  Ordinance,  to  provide  for  the  exchange  of 
two  lots  in  Crawford  ward,  south  of  South  Broad  street,, 
for  certain  portions  of  land  obtained  from  Bryan  Foley 
and  F.  E.  Tebeau,  to  extend  Broughton  street  eastwardly. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  Ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  lot  Number  sixteen  (16),  in  Crawford  ward,  bounded 
on  the  south  by  Hull  street,  and  on  the  west  by  Houston 
street^be  given  in  exchange  to  Bryan  Foley  for  a  certain 
portion  or  lot  of  land  lying  at  the  east  end  of  the  city  and 
granted  for  the  purpose  of  extending  Broughton  street  east- 
wardly. 

Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  lot  Number 
fifteen  (15),  in  Crawford  ward,  bounded  on  the  south  by 
Hull  street,  on  the  west  by  lot  number  sixteen  (16),  and  on 


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161 


the  east  by  lot  number  fourteen  (14),  and  on  the  north  by  a 
lane,  be  given  in  exchange  to  F.  E.  Tebeau,  for  a  certain  lot 
or  portion  of  ground  at  the  east  end  of  the  city,  for  the  pur- 
pose of  extending  Broughton  street  eastwardly. 

Sec.  3.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  Mayor 
be  authorized  to  have  deeds  of  conveyance  prepared,  to 
cany  the  abo\re  Ordinance  into  effect. 

Passed  in  Council  5th  February,  1846. 

H,  K  BURROUGHS,  Mayor. 

Attest:  A.  C.  Davenport,  Clerk  Council. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
Providing  for  an  exchange  of  one  lot  of  land  in  Jasper  ward? 
for  certain  land,  late  the  property  of  the  estate  of  Edward 
Telfair,  required  for  the  purpose  of  widening  a  part  of 
Bay  street  north  of  Jefferson  street,  and  of  lots  Nos.  one 
(l),  and  two  (2),  in  Franklin  ward, 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  thesamc? 
That  the  lot  in  Jasper  ward,  known  by  the  No.  thirty-four 
(34),  bounded  west  by  Bull  street,  north  by  a  lane,  east  by- 
lot  No.  thirty-five  (35),  and  south  by  Jones  street,  be  con- 
veyed to  Mrs.  Mary  Telfair  and  to  the  trustees  of  Mrs.  Mar- 
garet Hodgson,  in  fee  simple,  in  exchange  for  three  thousand 
six  hundred  feet  of  land,  part  of  a  lot  lately  the  property  of 
the  estate  of  Edward  Telfair,  required  for  the  purpose  of 
widening  Bay  street  to  the  width  of  sixty-five  feet  north  of 
Jefferson  street  and  lots  Nos.  (l  and  2)  one  and  two,  in 
Franklin  ward. 

Sec  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  Mayor  be, 
and  he  is  hereby  authorized  to  cause  two  deeds  of  exchange 
to  be  prepared,  one  for  the  corporation,  the  other  for  the  said 
Mary  Telfair  and  trustees  for  the  purpose  of  carrying  into 


162  EXCHANGE  OF  CITY  LOTS. 


effect  the  foregoing  section,  and  to  execute  the  same  on  be-* 
half  of  the  corporation,  by  signing  the  same  officially,  and 
affixing  the  corporate  seal. 
Sec.  3.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  16th  April,  1846. 

H.  K.  BURROUGHS,  Mayor, 
Attest:  A.  C.  Davenport,  Clerk  Council. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
For  the  exchange  of  certain  parts  of  the  municipal  domain 
now  occupied  by  the  Savannah  Poor  House  and  Hospital 
for  an  equivalent,  on  certain  conditions. 

Whereas,  the  Savannah  Poor  House  and  Hospital  is 
now  the  occupant  of  certain  parts  of  the  domain  of  the 
City  of  Savannah,  and  whereas,  properly  to  carry  out  the 
plan  of  Forsyth  ward,  it  is  necessary  to  exchange  the  said 
lands  for  others,  and,  whereas,  the  said  exchange,  being  as 
well  for  the  interest  of  the  said  the  Savannah  Poor  House 
and  Hospital,  as  for  the  city,  both  parties  have  agreed  there- 
to upon  certain  conditions. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and,  Aldermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  his  honor  the  Mayor  be,  and  he  is  hereby,  authorized 
and  required  to  execute,  under  the  corporate  seal  of  the  City 
of  Savannah,  a  conveyance  to  the  Savannah  Poor  House 
and  Hospital  of  all  that  portion  of  the  municipal  domain 
lying  between  Gaston  street  on  the  north,  Huntingdon  street 
on  the  south,  Abercorn  street  on  the  east  and  Drayton  street 
on  the  west,  in  consideration  of  the  relinquishment  to 
be  executed  by  the  said  the  Savannah  Poor  House  and 
Hospital,  of  all  and  every  claim  on  any  and  every  other 
portion  of  the  public  domain  or  property  of  the  City  of 
Savannah,  and  on  the  express  condition  that  the  lands  herein- 


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163 


before  described  and  directed  to  be  conveyed,  shall  never  be 
improved  or  used  for  purposes  of  pecuniary  profit  or  for  any 
other  purpose  than  the  care  and  comfort  of  the  poor  sick, 
according  to  the  charitable  intention  of  the  founders  of  the 
said  Poor  House  and  Hospital,  and  on  the  further  condition 
that  the  said  land  shall  not  in  any  manner,  be  subject  to 
the  debts,  contracts,  or  engagements  of  the  said  Savannah 
Poor  House  and  Hospital,  but  in  case  the  said  corporation 
shall,  at  any  time,  attempt  to  sell,  or  in  any  way  incumber 
the  said  lands,  or  in  case  of  the  insolvency  or  dissolution  of 
the  said  corporation,  the  said  lands  and  all  the  improve- 
ments shall  at  once  revert  to  the  said  the  Mayor  and  Alder- 
men of  the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  hamlets  thereof. 

Sec  2.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  6th  May,  1852. 

RICHARD  D.  ARNOLD,  Mayor. 

Attest :  R.  F.  Aikin,  Clerk  Council. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  carry  into  effect  the  report  of  the  committee  of  freehold- 
ers appointed  to  open  Price  street  fifty  feet  wide,  from  the 
southern  side  of  Liberty  street,  and  to  continue  Harris, 
Macon,  Charlton,  Jones,  Taylor,  Wayne,  and  Gordon 
streets,  and  the  intervening  lanes,  to  Price  street. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Jlldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled,  and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  his  honor  the  Mayor  be,  and  he  is  hereby  authorized 
and  requested  to  execute  conveyances,  under  the  corporate 
seal  of  the  city,  to  the  parties  hereinafter  mentioned,  of  the 
lots  and  fractions  of  lots  hereinafter  mentioned,  in  order  to 
carry  into  effect  the  report  described  in  the  title  of  this  Or- 
dinance, and  adopted  in  council  on  the  twentieth  day  of  No- 
vember, A.  D.,  1851,  to  wit : 


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EXCHANGE  OF  CITY  LOTS. 


To  the  owner  or  owners  of  garden  lot  No.  (21)  twenty- 
one,  east,  in  consideration  of  lands  taken  therefrom,  lots 
Nos.  (7)  seven,  and  (8)  eight,  and  the  eastern  quarter  of  lot 
No.  six  (6),  Troup  ward. 

To  the  owner  or  owners  of  garden  lot  No.  twenty- two 
(No.  22),  east,  in  consideration  of  land  taken  therefrom,  trust 
lots  numbers  nineteen  and  twenty  (Nos.  19  and  20),  and  the 
eastern  half  of  lot  number  thirty-two  (No.  32),  Troup  ward,. 

To  the  owner  or  owners  of  garden  lot  (No.  33)  number 
thirty-three,  east,  in  consideration  of  land  taken  therefrom 
lot  number  eight  (8),  Wesley  ward,  lots  Nos.  thirty-three 
(33),  and  thirty-four  (34),  Troup  ward,  and  the  eastern  half 
of  lot  No.  7  (number  seven)  Wesley  ward. 

To  the  owner  or  owners  of  garden  lots  numbers  thirty- 
four  (34),  forty-five  (45),  and  forty-six  (46),  east,  in  consider- 
ation of  land  taken  therefrom,  lot  number  nine  (No.  9),  and 
trust  lots  numbers  nineteen  (No.  19)  and  twenty  (No.  20), 
Wesley  ward. 

To  the  owner  or  owners  of  garden  lot  Number  forty-three, 
east,  in  consideration  of  land  taken  therefrom,  trust  lot  Num- 
ber twenty-two,  Wesley  ward. 

To  the  owner  or  owners  of  garden  lot  Number  forty-four 
(No.  44),  east,  in  consideration  of  land  taken  therefrom,  trust 
lot  number  twenty-three,  Wesley  ward. 

Sec.  2.  Jind  be  it  further  ordained,  That  where,  by  the 
report  of  the  committee  before  mentioned,  fractions  of  lots 
are  directed  to  be  conveyed  to  the  city,  the  Mayor  be? 
and  he  is  hereby  requested,  not  to  deliver  the  conveyances 
from  the  city  until  the  necessary  titles  to  said  fractions,  from 
the  proper  parties,  are  delivered  to  him  on  the  part  of  the 
city. 

Seg.  3.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  6th  May,  1852. 

RICHARD  D.  ARNOLD,  Mayor, 
Attest:  R,  F  Aiken,  Clerk  Council. 


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AN  ORDINANCE, 
Providing  for  an  exchange  of  five  lots,  in  Charlton  ward, 
for  certain  land  property  of  Wylly  &  Montmoulin,  required 
for  the  extension  of  Montgomery  street,  south,  and  of 
Hull  street,  west,  to  West  Broad  street;  and,  also,  pro- 
viding for  an  exchange  of  eight  lots  in  Charlton  ward, 
for  certain  land  property  of  Robert  Habersham,  required 
for  the  extension  of  the  same  streets,  and  for  other  purposes. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  assem- 
bled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  lots  Nos.  8,  9.  27,  28,  and  29,  Charlton  ward,  be  con- 
veyed to  Messrs.  Wylly  &  Montmoulin  in  exchange  for  the 
portion  of  their  land  to  be  taken  up  in  the  extension  of 
Montgomery  street  south,  and  of  Hull  street  west,  to  West 
Broad  street;  and  that  lots  Nos.  15,  16,  17,  20,  21,  26,  and 
11,  be  conveyed  to  Mr.  Robert  Habersham  in  exchange  for 
so  much  of  his  land  as  will  be  taken  up  in  the  extension  of 
the  same  streets — these  conveyances  to  be  made  by  the 
Mayor  of  the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  hamlets  thereof,  so 
soon  as  good  titles  are  made  to  the  City  of  Savannah  and 
the  hamlets  thereof,  by  the  owners  thereof,  for  the  land  in 
said  streets  extended. 

Sec.  2.  Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  2d  June,  1854. 

JOHN  E.  WARD,  Mayor. 
.Attest;  Edward  G.  Wilson;  Clerk  Council 


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EXHIBITIONS, 


EXHIBITIONS. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
For  regulating  theatrical  representations  and  other  public 
shows  and  exhibitions. 

Sec.  X.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled, audit  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same} 
That  from  and  after  the  passing  of  this  ordinance,  no  person 
or  persons  whatsoever,  shall  within  the  limits  of  this  city  or 
of  the  jurisdiction  of  the  Corporation  thereof,  represent  or 
exhibit  in  public,  for  money,  gain  or  reward,  an}r  play? 
tragedy,  comedy,  farce  or  interlude,  pantomine,  rope  or  wire 
dancing  .or  walking,  or  other  entertainment  of  the  stage  or 
parts  therein,  feats  of  acting  in  horsemanship  or  otherwise^ 
wax  work,  curious  animals,  music,  or  other  public  show  or 
entertainment  whatsoever,  without  permission  previously 
obtained  from  the  City  Council,  for  making  such  representa- 
tion, show  or  exhibition. 

Sec  2,  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  upon  an 
application  in  writing  by  any  person  or  persons  stating  the 
nature  of  the  representations  or  exhibition  proposed,  the 
names  of  the  persons  concerned,  and  the  length  of  time 
during  which  he,  she  or  they  desire  to  represent,  exhibit  or 
perform  it,  shall  and  may  be  lawful  for  the  City  Council 
either  to  refuse  altogether  the  permission  applied  for,  or  to 
grant  the  same  for  such  length  of  time,  and  subiect  to  such 
restrictions  and  to  the  payment  of  such  sum  or  sums  of 
money  as  they  may  deem  proper  and  expedient  to  be  paid 
or  secured,  before  such  permission  shall  be  granted. 

Sec.  3.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  if  any  person 
or  persons  shall  represent  or  exhibit  or  attempt  to  represent 
or  exhibit  any  of  the  theatrical  or  other  entertainments  of  the 
stage  or  parts  therein,  feats  of  activity  or  other  entertainment, 


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167 


show  or  representation  whatever,  either  herein  expressly 
named,  or  coming  within  the  purview  and  meaning  of  this 
ordinance,  publicly  for  money,  gain  or  reward,  without 
permission  previously  obtained  as  aforesaid,  or  if  any  person 
or  persons  having  obtained  such  permission,  shall  violate 
any  condition  or  restriction  under  which  the  same  may  have 
been  granted,  he,  she  or  they,  so  offending,  shall,  for  every 
such  offence,  forfeit  and  pay  a  fine  not  exceeding  one 
hundred  dollars,  each  to  be  applied  one  moiety  to  the  use 
of  the  city,  and  the  other  moiety  to  the  use  of  the  informer. 

Sec.  4.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  it  shall  be 
the  duty  of  the  Mayor  or  either  of  the  Aldermen  upon 
information  being  given,  or  having  reason  to  suspect,  that 
any  public  representation,  exhibition  or  show,  for  money, 
gain  or  reward,  is  making,  or  about  to  be  made,  in  violation 
of  the  true  intent  and  meaning  of  this  ordinance,  to  issue  his 
warrant  directed  to  the  City  Marshal,  commanding  him  that 
calling  to  his  aid  the  constables  of  the  city,  and  so  many 
other  citizens  as  may  be  necessary,  he  shall  disperse  the 
persons  attending  to  view  such  performance,  exhibition  or 
show,  and  to  arrest  and  imprison  the  performer  or  performers 
to  be  dealt  with  agreeably  to  this  ordinance; 

Sec.  5.    And  be  it  further  ordained,   That  the  fines 
imposed  in  pursuance  of  this  ordinance,  shall  be  recovered 
by  distrain  and  sale  of  the  offender's  goods  and  chattels. 
Passed  in  Council  14th  February,  1799. 

MATTHEW  McALLISTER,  Mayor. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  amend  an  ordinance  passed  February  11,  1799,  entitled 
an  ordinance  for  regulating  theatrical  representations  and 
other  public  shows  and  exhibitions. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  assem* 
bled,  and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same) 


168 


EYHIBITION& 


That  from  and  after  the  passage  of  this  ordinance,  the 
Mayor,  or  in  case  of  his  sickness  or  absence,  the  Chairman 
of  Council,  or  in  the  absence  or  sickness  of  both  of  themy 
any  two  of  the  Finance  Committee  may  grant  the  permis- 
sion or  use  the  discretion  mentioned  in  the  first  and  second 
sections  of  the  above  entitled  ordinance. 

Passed  in  Council  14th  February,  1839. 

M.  HALL  MCALLISTER,  Mayor, 


FIRE.  169 

FIRE. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 

To  prevent  the  pernicious  practice  of  boiling  pitch,  tar,  and 
turpentine  in  the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  hamlets  thereof, 
and  for  other  purposes  therein  mentioned. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof,  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  from  and  immediately  after  the  passage  of  this  Ordi- 
nance it  shall  not  be  lawful  to,  or  for  any  person  or  persons 
whomsoever,  to  boil,  burn  or  set  on  fire,  or  cause  to  be  boiled, 
burned,  or  set  on  fire,  any  pitch,  tar,  turpentine,  oil,  or  other 
combustible  matter,  whatsoever,  within  the  distance  of  thirty 
yards  of  any  house,  outhouse,  store,  or  building  within  this 
city  or  the  hamlets  thereof.  Provided  always  neveiytheless , 
that  nothing  herein  contained  shall  be  construed  to  extend 
to  fires  necessarily  made  by  coopers,  chairmakers,  or  black- 
smiths, in  the  pursuit  of  their  several  trades,  and  provided 
such  persons  shall  make  their  fires  in  an  enclosed  building. 
(This  section  amended — see  next  succeeding  Ordinance, 
passed  Sth  December,  1S06.) 

Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  no  owners  or 
occupiers  of  wharves,  wharf  lots,  or  public  docks  within  the 
City  of  Savannah  or  hamlets  thereof,  shall  suffer  any  fire  to 
be  made  thereon ;  and  that  no  person  or  persons  whoever 
shall  careen  any  vessel,  and  use  fire  thereat,  except  at  some 
wharf  or  place  to  the  eastward  of  Andrew  McCreadie's,  or  to 
the  westward  of  Levi  SheftalPs  wharf. 

Sec  3.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  from  and 
after  the  passage  of  this  Ordinance  it  shall  not  be  lawful  to 
or  for  any  person  or  persons  to  store  or  lodge  any  pitch,  tar, 
or  turpentine  on  any  wharf,  or  in  any  house,  outhouse,  store, 
or  building  whatever,  within  this  city  or  the  hamlets  thereof, 
22 


170 


FIRE. 


except  at  the  several  places  hereinafter  mentioned,  limited 
and  appointed  for  that  purpose. 

Sec.  4.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  all  pitch,  tar, 
and  turpentine,  which  shall  or  may  at  any  time  or  times 
hereafter  be  brought  to  or  landed  in  this  city,  shall  and  may 
be  stored  and  lodged  on  any  wharf  lot  situated  and  being  at 
the  westward  of  the  wharf  lot  belonging  to  Mr.  Mordecai 
Sheftall,  at  Yamacraw,  whereon  the  tobacco  inspection  ware- 
houses are  built,  and  also  on  any  wharf  lot,  or  in  any  house, 
outhouse,  store,  or  building  on  any  wharf  lot  situate  and 
being  to  the  eastward  of  the  wharf  lot  at  present  the  property 
of  Mr.  Andrew  McCreadie,  and  which  lies  to  the  eastward 
of  the  city,  and  at  no  other  place  or  places  whatsoever, 
within  this  city  or  hamlets  thereof. 

Sec*  5.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  owner  or 
owners,  consignee  or  consignees  of  any  raft  of  lumber  or 
naval  stores,  or  other  person  or  persons  having  the  charge, 
care  or  management  of  any  raft  of  lumber,  or  naval  stores, 
which  at  present  may  be  in,  or  which  may  at  any  time  or  times 
hereafter  be  brought  to  this  port,  shall  immediately  or  within 
six  hours  after  the  breaking  up  of  such  raft,  remove  the 
frame,  hoops  and  binders,  and  oars  thereof,  or  cause  the 
same  to  be  removed  and  carried  above  high  water  mark. 

Sections  VI  and  VII  repealed  by  Ordinance  11th  March,  1825 — hereafter. 

Sec  S.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  if  any  person 
or  persons  shall  in  anyvvise  offend  against  this  Ordinance,  ot 
shall  neglect  or  reluse  to  comply  with  the  same,  he,  she  or 
they  so  offending  shall  for  the  first  offence,  forfeit  and  pay 
a  sum  not  exceeding  five  pounds;  and  for  every  offence 
thereafter  a  sum  not  exceeding  twenty  pounds,  one  half  to 
the  informer  or  person  prosecuting  for  the  same,  and  the 
other  half  to  the  use  of  the  city,  to  be  levied  on  his,  her  or 
their  goods  and  chattels  by  warrant  of  distress  and  sale^ 
under  the  hand  and  seal  of  the  Mayor  or  any  of  the  Aldermen. 
Passed  in  Council  1st  November,  1791. 

THOMAS  GIBBONS,  Mayor. 


FIRE, 


171 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  amend  the  foregoing  Ordinance,  passed  in  Council,  De- 
cember 8,  1S06. 

Sec  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof,  in  Council  assem- 
bled, and  it  is  hereby  Ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  from  and  after  the  passing  of  this  Ordinance  it  shall  not 
be  lawful  for  any  person  or  persons  whatsoever  to  boil,  burn, 
or  set  fire  to  or  cause  to  be  boiled,  burned,  or  set  fire  to  any 
pitch,  tar,  or  turpentine,  rosin,  or  oil,  in  any  quantity  ex- 
ceeding four  gallons  within  one  hundred  and  fifty  feet  of 
any  buildings  in  this  city  or  the  hamlets  thereof.  And  it 
shall  not  be  lawful  for  any  person  or  persons' to  boil,  burn, 
or  set  fire  to  or  cause  to  be  boiled,  burnt,  or  set  fire  to  any 
pitch,  tar,  turpentine,  rosin,  or  oil  in  any  quantity  over  four 
gallons,  above  the  lower  line  of  James  Wallace's  wharf  to 
the  east,  nor  below  the  upper  line  of  Bolton's,  Yamacraw 
wharf  to  the  west,  anything  contained  in  any  former  Ordi- 
dance  to  the  contrary  notwithstanding. 

Sec  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained.  That  it  shall  not 
be  lawful  after  the  passing  of  this  Ordinance,  for  any  un- 
slacked  lime  to  be  stored  in  this  city  or  the  hamlets  thereof, 
for  sale  or  for  use,  above  the  lower  line  of  Andrew  McC rea- 
died wharf  to  the  east,  or  below  the  upper  line  of  Boltoms 
Yamacraw  wharf  to  the  west,  nor  there  unless  the  building 
in  which  it  is  stored  be  one  hundred  yards  from  any  other 
building. 

Sec  3.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  person 
owning  or  in  possession  of  any  store  or  place  in  which  lime 
shall  be  stored  in  violation  of  this  Ordinance,  shall  pay  a 
fine  of  five  dollars  for  each  cask  so  stored,  to  be  recovered 
in  the  usual  summary  manner  before  the  city  council. 
Passed  in  Council  Sth  December,  1806. 

JOHN  Y.  NOEL,  Mayor. 


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FIRE, 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
In  addition  to  the  fire  Ordinances,  and  to  amend  the  same. 

Whereas,  great  and  alarming  injury  may  arise  to  the  city 
from  the  neglect  of  sweeping  chimneys,  and  the  Ordinance 
relating  thereto  is  found,  by  experience,  to  be  defective  and 
inadequate  to  the  evil  : 

Sec.  1.  This  section  superceded  and  repealed  by  section  29th  of  Ordin- 
ance of  15th  April  1814. — See  said  Ordinance  below. 

Sec.  2.  And  he  it  further  ordained,  That  all  and  every 
person  occupying  a  building  or  part  of  a  building,  with 
a  chimney  or  chimneys  thereto,  in  which  fire  is  usually 
made,  shall  allow  and  permit  the  said  contractor  to  visit, 
inspect,  and  cause  to  be  swept  the  said  chimney  or  chimneys, 
once  in  every  calendar  month,  from  the  first  day  of  October 
to  the  first  day  of  April  in  every  year,  except  kitchens? 
wash-houses  and  bake  houses,  which  shall  be  swept  once 
in  every  fortnight  throughout  the  year,*  and  he,  she,  or  they 
shall  pay  for  such  sweeping  the  fees  hereinbefore  allowed. 
(See  3d  section  of  Ordinance  passed  9th  February,  1843  5 
also,  Ordinance  passed  2d  January,  1843.)  And  in  case 
any  person  shall  oppose  or  prevent  the  sweeping  of  any 
chimney,  as  before  directed,  he,  she,  or  they,  making  such 
opposition,  on  conviction  thereof,  before  the  Mayor  and  Al- 
dermen, shall  be  fined  in  a  sum  not  exceeding  thirty  dollars. 

Sec.  3.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  if  the  con- 
tractor for  sweeping  shall  neglect  his  duty,  in  not  causing 
the  said  chimney  to  be  swept,  perfectly  neat  and  clean,  or 
leave  any  chimney  which  ought  to  be  swept,  unswept  for 
one  calendar  month,  or  unswept  every  fortnight,  as  hereinbe- 
fore directed,  said  contractor,  on  information  before  council 
of  such  neglect,  shall,  on  conviction  thereof,  be  fined  in  a 
sum  not  exceeding  fifty  dollars.    And  in  case  such  improp- 

*  Amended  as  to  require  bake  and  cook  houses  to  be  swept  once  a  week. 
See  Ordinance  31st  October,.  182  37  below, 


FIRE. 


erly  swept  chimney  or  unswept  chimney  shall  take  fire, 
such  contractor  shall  be  liable  and  obliged  to  pay  all  the 
fines  and  penalties  which,  by  the  fire  Ordinance,  are  inflict- 
ed on  the  occupier  of  the  house  whose  chimney  takes  fire  j 
and  the  said  contractor  is  hereby  made  responsible  and 
liable  for  ah  said  fines  and  sums  of  money:  Provided, 
nevertheless,  That  said  . contractor  was  not  opposed  or  pre- 
vented from  sweeping  the  said  chimney. 

Sec.  4.  Jlnd  be  it  further  ordained,  That  said  contractor 
shall  give  notice  in  writing  to  every  person,  by  leaving  the 
same  at  the  house,  of  the  time  and  hour  the  chimney  or 
chimneys  is  or  are  to  be  swept,  which  notice  shall  be  given 
at  least  the  day  before,  and  such  sweeping  shall  take  place 
at  a  proper  and  convenient  hour.  And  such  contractor  shall 
always  keep  an  office,  entitled  a  sweep  office,  where  any 
person  sending  for  a  sweep  shall  be  immediately  accommo- 
dated with  one,  or  as  soon  thereafter  as  possible. 

Sec  5.  Jlnd  be  it  further  ordained^  That  in  all  cases 
of  neglect  of  the  said  contractor,  not  hereinbefore  provided 
for,  on  conviction  thereof  before  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen, 
such  contractor  shall  be  fined  in  any  sum  not  exceeding 
fifty  dollars;  and  the  said  contractor  shall  be  bound  and 
obliged  to  abide  and  regulate  himself  according  to  such 
rules  and  regulations  as  shall  be  established  respecting  his 
office  by  the  Board  of  Fire  Masters,*  and  that  any  sweep 
boy,  sweeping  or  offering  to  sweep  chimneys  in  this  city, 
unless  requested  and  licensed  by  the  contractor,  shall,  if  a 
slave,  receive  twenty-five  lashes,  or  his  master  pay  a  fine 
not  exceeding  ten  dollars,  and  if  a  white  boy,  be  fined  in  a 
sum  not  exceeding  twenty  dollars. 

Sec,  6.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  from  and 
after  the  passage  of  this  Ordinance  no  vessel,  ship,  or  boat 
lying  at  or  near  any  wharf  or  store  or  alongside  of  any  ship, 
vessel,  or  boat  lying  at  or  near  any  wharf  or  store,  shall  be 
allowed  or  permitted  to  kindle,  light,  or  have,  or  keep  any 

*  Board  of  Fire  Masters  abolished  by  the  32d  section  of  an  Ordinance 
passed  15th  April.  1814. 


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FIRE, 


fire  in  any  caboose,  fire-place,  or  otherwise  upon  or  above* 
the  deck  of  said  vessel,  ship  or  boat,  unless  said  caboose^ 
fire-place,  or  other  convenience  for  that  purpose,  be  well  and 
safely  covered  and  surrounded  with  a  good,  secure,  and 
sufficient  caboose-house,  or  other  convenience,  or  enclosure, 
to  prevent  the  communication  of  fire  or  sparks  from  the  said 
caboose,  fire-place,  or  other  convenience. 

Sec.  7.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  master, 
commander,  or  other  person  having  charge  of  any  ship,  vessel^ 
or  boat  on  board  of  which  there  shall  have  been  kindled, 
lighted,  or  kept  any  fire  or  fires  contrary  to  the  intent  and 
meaning  of  the  sixth  section  of  this  ordinance,  shall,  upon 
conviction  thereof  before  the  city  council,  forfeit  and  pay 
a  sum  not  exceeding  fifty  dollars  for  each  offence  if  a  white 
person,  and  if  a  colored  person,  he  shall  receive  any  number 
of  lashes  at  the  public  market  not  exceeding  thirty-nine, 
unless  the  fine  inflicted  by  council  for  such  offence  be  paid 
by  such  person  of  color,  if  free,  or  his  master,  if  a  slave, 

Sec  8.    And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  all  fines  and 
penalties  inflicted  by  this  Ordinance  shall  be  recovered  as 
heretofore,  before  council,  and  one  half  of  said  fines  to  go 
to  the  informer  and  the  remainder  to  the  use  of  the  city. 
Passed  in  Council  28th  November,  1803. 

CHARLES  HARRIS,  Mayor, 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  amend  an  Ordinance  entitled  an  Ordinance  for  prevent- 
ing as  much  as  may  be  accidents  which  may  happen  by 
fire  in  Savannah,  and  for  preserving  the  fire  engines  in 
said  city,  and  for  rendering  the  same  as  useful  as  may  be 
in  case  of  fire,  and  for  other  purposes  therein  mentioned, 

[This  Ordinance  with  the  exception  of  the  following  sections  is  super- 
ceded and  repealed  by  the  fire  Ordinance  passed  11th  March,  1825,  and 
others  amendatory  thereof.   See  said  Ordinance  hereafter.] 


FIRE. 


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Sec  29.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
'City  of  Savannah,  and  Hamlets  thereof,  in  Council  assembled, 
and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  at  the  expiration  of  the  time  for  which  the  contractor 
for  sweeping  chimneys  is  elected  by  the  Board  of  Fire 
Masters,  and  annually  thereafter  or  sooner  in  case  of 
vacancy,  a  contractor  for  sweeping  chimneys  shall  be  elected 
by  the  city  council,  who  shall  give  bond  and  security  for 
the  faithful  performance  of  the  duties  of  his  office. 

Sec.  31.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  so  much  of 
the  ordinance  entitled  an  ordinance  in  addition  to  the  fire 
ordinance,  and  to  amend  the  same,  passed  the  28th  day  of 
November,  1803  as  militates  with  this  ordinance,  be  and 
the  same  is  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  32.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  ordinance 
entitled  an  ordinance  to  prevent  as  much  as  may  be, 
accidents  which  may  happen  by  fire  in  Savannah,  for 
preserving  the  fire  engines  ill  said  city,  and  rendering  the 
same  as  useful  as  may  be  in  case  of  fire  and  for  other 
purposes  therein  mentioned,  passed  December  2d,  1799, 
and  the  ordinance  to  amend  such  ordinance,  passed  the 
18th  October,  1802,  and  all  other  ordinances  for  establishing 
a  Board  of  Fire  Masters,  be,  and  the  same  are  hereby 
'repealed. 

Passed  in  Council  15th  April,  1814. 

GEO.  JONES,  Mayor. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
Entitled  an  Ordinance  to  amend  an  Ordinance  in  addition 
to  the  fire  Ordinance,  and  to  amend  the  same,  passed  28th 
November,  1803,  and  to  repeal  an  Ordinance  entitled  an 
■Ordinance  in  addition  to  the  fire  Ordinance,  and  to 
amend  the  same,  passed  13th  January,  1821,  and  for  de- 
fining the  duties  of  the  contractor  for  sweeping  chimneys 
^ind  providing  for  the  mode  of  collecting  his  fees; 


176 


FIRE. 


Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hnmlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  from  and  after  the  passage  of  this  Ordinance  so  much 
of  the  second  section  of  the  Ordinance  passed  the  28th  No- 
vember, 1803,  as  relates  to  the  fees  of  the  contractor  for 
sweeping  chimneys,  shall  be  stricken  out,  and  the  following- 
inserted  in  its  stead,  the  following  fees  shall  be  allowed  for 
sweeping  chimneys,  viz :  Six  and  a  quarter  cents  for  each 
story. 

Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  from  and  af- 
ter the  passage  of  this  Ordinance,  the  Ordinance  passed  13th 
January,  1821,  be,  and  the  same  is  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  3.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  contractor 
for  sweeping  chimneys  is  hereby  empowered  and  directed 
to  receive  and  demand  his  fees  from  the  occupant  of  the 
houses  in  which  chimneys  are  swept,  and  further,  that  the 
said  contractor  have  the  city  laid  off  into  twelve  distinct 
sections ;  that  the  first  and  second  day  of  each  month  (pro- 
vided the  same  does  not  fall  upon  a  Sunday)  be  employed 
by  him  in  the  sweeping  of  such  a  section,  and  so  on  to  the 
expiration  of  the  month,  two  days  being  devoted  by  him 
for  the  sweeping  of  each  section,  from  one  to  twelve,  and 
that  council  furnish  the  contractor  with  three  hundred 
printed  copies  of  this  Ordinance. 

Sec.  4.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  9th  February,  1843. 

RICHARD  D.  ARNOLD,  Mayor. 

Attest :  Elisha  Wylly,  Clerk  Council 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
In  addition  to  and  amendatory  of  the  existing  fire  Ordi- 
nances of  the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  hamlets  thereof. 

Sec  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannvh  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 


FIRE. 


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sembled.  and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same. 
That  at  the  first  regular  meeting  of  council  in  January,  anj 
nually,  there  shall  be  elected  two  contractors  for  sweeping 
chimneys,  the  first  for  all  that  part  of  the  city  lying  west  of 
Barnard  street,  and  the  second  for  all  that  part  of  the  city 
lying  east  of  Barnard  street. 

Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  each  of  said 
contractors  shall  give  the  bond,  take  the  oath,  and  within 
his  district  perform  the  duties  now  required  and  receive  the 
fees  now  allowed  the  present  contractor  for  the  city,  by  the 
various  Ordinances  thereof. 

Sec  3.  And  be  it  further  ordained.  That  when  the 
contractors  are  unable  to  collect  the  fees  for  sweeping  chim- 
neys, from  the  tenants  they  shall  be  entitled  to  collect  the 
same  from  the  owners  of  the  house  whose  chimneys  they 
have  swept:  Provided,  they  notify  the  owners  or  their  agents 
of  the  delinquency  of  the  tenant  within  twenty  days  from 
the  time  of  sweeping  such  chimneys,  and  that  all  ordinances 
or  parts  of  Ordinances  militating  against  the  provisions  of 
this  ordinance  be,  and  the  same  are  hereby  repealed. 
Passed  in  Council  2d  January,  1851. 

R.  WAYNE,  Mayor.- 

Attest :  Edward  G.  Wiesox,  Clerk  Council, 


AN  ORDINANCE, 

To  be  entitled  an  Ordinance  to  amend  an  Ordinance  entitled 
an  Ordinance,  in  addition  to  and  amendatory  of  the  ex- 
isting fire  Ordinances  of  the  City  of  Savannah  and  the 
hamlets  thereof,  passed  in  council,  2d  January,  1S51 

Sec.  1.    Be  it  Ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled^and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  from  and  after  the  passing  of  this  Ordinance,  the  first 
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section  of  the  above  recited  Ordinance  be  amended  by  insert- 
ing Bull  street  in  lieu  of  Barnard  street. 
Sec.  2.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  12  th  January,  1854. 

JOHN  E.  WARD,  Mayor. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
to  prevent  as  much  as  may  be  accidents  by  fire  in  the  City 
of  Savannah. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of 
(he  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof ,  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  it  shall  not  be  lawful,  from  and  after  the  passing  of 
this  ordinance,  for  any  person  to  put  up  and  erect  any 
house  or  building  or  buildings,  for  the  purpose  of  carrying 
on  and  exercising  the  trade  of  a  baker,  brewer,  distiller, 
sugar  refiner,  soap  boiler,  tallow  chandler,  chemist,  or  cotton 
ginner,  within  the  limits  of  the  City  of  Savannah^  unless  the 
said  houses,  building  or  buildings,  be  built  and  paved  with 
bricks,  stones  or  tabbey,  and  be  covered  with  slate  or  tile. 

Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  any  person 
or  persons  who  shall  hereafter  carry  on  or  exercise  either  of 
the  said  trades  in  any  building  or  buildings,  erected 
subsequent  to  the  passage  of  this  ordinance,  or  in  any 
building  now  erected  and  not  used  and  occupied  as  such, 
which  building  shall  not  be  built,  paved  and  covered  in  the 
manner  specified  in  the  preceding  section  of  this  ordinance, 
shall  be  subject  to  a  fine  of  thirty  dollars  for  each  and  every 
time  such  person  or  persons  shall  carry  on  or  exercise  either 
of  the  trades  aforesaid. 

Passed  in  Council  15th  November,  1821. 

JAMES  MORRISON,  Mayor, 


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AN  ORDINANCE, 
Entitled   an  ordinance,  supplementary   to  an  ordinance 
entitled  an  ordinance  to  prevent  as  much  as  may  be, 
accidents  by  fire  in  the  City  of  Savannah,  passed  15th 
November,  1821. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof,  in  Council  assem- 
bled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  from  and  after  the  passing  of  this  ordinance  every 
person  or  persons  who  carry  on  the  trade  of  a  baker  or 
keeper  of  a  public  cooking  house  shall  be  required  to  have 
the  chimney  or  chimneys  of  their  bake  or  cook  house,  or 
bake  or  cook  houses  swept  once  in  every  week,  during  the 
period  of  using  the  same. 

Sec.  2.    And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  any  person  or 
persons,  violating  the  above  ordinance,  shall,  sn  conviction, 
be  fined  in  a  sum  not  exceeding  thirty  dollars. 
Passed  in  Council,  31st  October,  1823. 

JAMES  MORRISON,  Mayor. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 

'To  prevent  the  dangerous  practice  of  lighting,  having,  or 
using  fire  on  board  of  boats,  commonly  called  Augusta 
boats,  while  lying  at  the  wharves  in  the  City  of  Savannah. 

Sec  1.  Be  it  ordained, by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
Cfty  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof,  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  whenever  after  the  passage  of  this  Ordinance  it  shall 
be  made  to  appear  to  the  Mayor  or  any  one  of  the  Aldermen 
of  said  city  that  any  fire  or  fires  have  been  kindled,  or  lighted, 
or  used  except  in  a  covered  caboose,  on  board  of  any  boat 
or  other  small  craft,  and  particularly  on  board  of  boats  com: 
monly  called  and  known  by  the  name  of  Augusta  boats, 


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lying  at  or  being  near  any  of  the  wharves  of  the  City  of 
Savannah,  he  shall  forthwith  issue  a  warrant  directed  to  the 
Marshal  of  said  city  commanding  him  to  compel  the  captain 
in  case  lie  be  a  white  man,  or  any  white  person  on  board 
said  boat  to  give  good  and  sufficient  security  by  bond  or 
otherwise  to  appear  before  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen,  at  the 
next  regular  meeting  of  the  City  Council  to  answer  for  the 
said  offence  and  abide  by  the  decision  of  council ;  and  in 
case  it  should  be  made  to  appear  that  there  be  no  such  person 
on  board,  or  commanding,  or  having  direction  of  said  boat, 
then  to  issue  a  summons  requiring  the  person  or  persons  to 
whom  the  said  boat  shall  belong,  or  come  consigned,  to 
appear  before  council  at  the  next  regular  meeting,  and  in 
case  it  shall  appear  that  there  is  no  such  white  person  com- 
manding or  having  direction  on  board  said  boat,  and  no 
particular  consignee  residing  in  said  city  as  aforesaid,  then 
and  in  that  case  to  issue  a  summons  to  the  owner  residing 
within  the  jurisdiction  of  the  city,  or  the  lessee  or  lessees  of 
said  wharf  or  water  lot  to  appear  and  answer  as  aforesaid. 
And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  when  the  person  or  persons 
so  cited  to  appear  shall  make  default,  or  after  appearance  it 
shall  appear  to  council  that  the  said  fire  or  fires  were  lighted, 
kindled  or  used  on  board  said  boat  or  boats,  then  and  in 
such  case  council  shall  inflict  a  fine  on  said  person  so  sum- 
moned in  a  sum  not  erceeding  thirty  dollars,  to  be  levied  by 
distress  and  sale  of  the  defendant's  goods  and  chattels  in  the 
usual  manner  of  levies  in  such  case  made  and  provided,  or 
where  in  cases  in  which  security  has  been  given,  then,  and 
in  such  cases,  on  the  goods  and  chattels  of  said  security  as 
well  as  principal. 

Sec.  2.  td?id  be  it  further  ordained,  That  when  any 
of  the  said  boats,  called  Augusta  boats,  shall  be  found 
moored  or  lying  at  any  public  wharf  or  wharves,  of  said 
city,  so  as  to  obstruct  said  wharf  or  wharves,  or  be  found 
discharging,  or  taking  in  a  cargo,  or  any  part  thereof,  at 
such  wharf  or  wharves,  contrary  to  the  Ordinance,  (see 
title  streets,)  in  such  case  made  and  provided,  then,  and 


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in  such  case,  the  white  person  commanding  or  having  di- 
rection on  board  said  vessel  or  boat,  if  any  such  there  be, 
or  the  owner  or  owners,  consignee  or  consignees  of  such 
boat  or  cargo  shall  be  summoned  and  obliged  to  appear 
before  council  in  the  manner  provided  in  the  foregoing  sec- 
tion, to  answer  for  such  violation  of  the  Ordinance  and,  on 
conviction  thereof,  shall  be  fined  in  a  sum  not  exceeding 
thirty  dollars. 

Sec.  3.    Repealing  clause, 

Passed  in  Council  11th,  June,  1810. 

WM.  B.  BULLOCH,  Mayor, 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  prevent  shooting  with  fire  arms  in  the  City  of  Savannah, 
and  to  punish  the  offence  of  setting  off  squibs,  crackers 
and  other  combustible  matter,  and  for  other  purposes. 

Whereas,  much  danger  is  apprehended  from  the  discharge 
of  guns,  pistols,  squibs,  or  other  instruments,  wherein  the 
article  of  gunpowder  is  used  within  the  limits  of  the  City  of 
Savannah,  by  inconsiderate  persons  almost  every  evening. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  from  and  after  the  passing  of  this  ordinance  it  shall 
be  the  duty  of  the  Marshal  of  the  city  aforesaid,  and  the 
constables  thereof,  to  inform  against  all  and  every  white 
person  found  within  the  limits  of  said  city  discharging  or 
attempting  to  discharge,  any  guns,  pistols,  or  other  fire  arms, 
crackers  or  any  other  combustible  preparation,  and  that  the 
person  so  informed  against  be  punished  as  hereinafter 
mentioned,  if  a  free  white  person,  to  be  fined  in  a  sum  not 
exceeding  thirty  dollars. 

Sec  2.  Jind  be  it  further  ordained,  That  if  any  person 
of  color  be  found  so  offending  as  aforesaid,  such  person  of 


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color  shall  receive  corporal  punishment,  not  exceeding  texs 
lashes,  to  be  inflicted  by  the  officer  present 
Passed  in  Council  December  15,  1817. 

JAMES  M,  WAYNE,  Mayor, 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
For  preventing  and  extinguishing  fires. 

Whereas,  the  legislature  of  1824,  having  enacted  a  law 
by  which  the  City  Council  of  Savannah  is  invested  with 
power  to  appoint  twenty-one  fireman,  and  the  said  council,, 
in  conformity  with  that  law,  having  appointed  to  be  fore- 
men S.  B.  Parkman,  R.  R.  Cuyler,  et  al. : 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and.  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof,  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same9 
That  the  above  mentioned  individuals,  appointed  by  council^ 
shall  be  formed  into  a  company  to  be  denominated  the  Sa- 
vannah Fire  Company** 

Sections  two  and  three  superceded  by  Ordinance  passed  8th  December  ? 
1825. 

Sec.  4,  And  he  it  further  ordained,  That  the  said  Fire 
Company  shall  select  from  their  own  body  a  chief,  and  such 
other  officers  as  may  appear  to  them  to  be  necessary,  and 
shall  have  power  to  make  and  establish  a  system  of  by-laws f 
which  they  may  alter  or  amend  at  pleasure,  for  the  manage- 
ment and  direction  of  said  company,  provided  such  by-laws 
shall  not  be  contrary  to  the  provisions  of  this  or  any  other 
Ordinance  ;  and  the  said  company  shall  have  power  to  fine 
or  expel  any  of  its  members  for  violations  of  this  Ordinance 
or  the  by  laws  of  said  company.  And  for  the  convenience 
of  said  company,  it  shall  be  lawful  for  them  to  employ  a 

*  See  Act  of  Incorporation.  Pamphlet  Acts  of  1824,  page  131. 


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clerk,  either  from  among  themselves  or  otherwise,  who  shall 
receive  for  his  services  a  salary  of  eight  dollars  per  month, 
which  shall  be  paid  by  the  City  Treasurer  to  the  order  of  the 
Chief  Fireman. 

SECi  5.  And  be  it  further  ordained.  That  the  said  com- 
pany, after  the  appointment  of  the  said  Chief  Fireman,  at 
any  time,  shall  always  make  a  report  of  the  same  to  council, 
with  the  name  of  the  individual  so  appointed,  who  shall 
be  responsible  to  perform  the  duties,  and  shall  possess  the 
powers  to  be  hereinafter  specified  in  this  Ordinance. 

Sec*  3.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  members 
of  said  Company,  on  the  alarm  of  any  fire,  shall  assemble 
immediately  at  said  fire,  with  their  engines  and  fire  appa- 
ratus, under  such  regulations  as  the  said  company  may 
choose  to  adopt  And  t^ie  Chief  Fireman  and  the  other 
members  of  the  said  company  shall,  on  such  occasions  of 
fire,  wear  some  distinguishing  badge,  by  which  they  shall 
be  known,  and  the  badge  of  the  Chief  Fireman  shall  differ 
from  the  badges  of  the  other  firemen,  so  that  he  may  be 
*  known  and  distinguished  from  them. 

Sec.  7.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  from  and  after 
the  passing  of  this  Ordinance  the  said  company  shall  be 
empowered  to  take  charge  of,  and  to  have  the  care  and  man- 
agement of  all  the  engine-houses,  engines,  buckets,  fire- 
hooks,  fire-hose,  ladders,  and  other  implements  for  extin- 
guishing fires,  that  now  belong  to,  or  may  hereafter,  be  pro- 
vided by  council 

Sec.  8.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  in  case  of  fire, 
the  Chief  Fireman  shall  have  the  supreme  and  absolute 
command  of  the  firemen,  of  all  persons  connected  with  the 
fire  department,  and  the  entire  aparatus  that  may  be  em- 
ployed for  the  extinguishment  of  fires;  and  in  the  absence 
of  the  said  Chief  Fireman,  the  above  supreme  authority 
shall  devolve  on  some  other  fireman  or  firemen,  according 
to  such  arrangement  as  shall  have  been  previously  provided 
by  the  fire  company  for  such  emergency.  And  it  shall  be 
the  duty  of  the  said  Chief  Fireman  to  examine  or  cause  to 


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be  examined,  twice,  or  oftener,  in  every  year,  into  the  con" 
dition  of  the  engine-houses,  engines,  fire-buckets,  and  other 
fire  implements  belonging  to  the  corporation,  and  make  a 
statement  of  it  to  council,  and  if  any  addition  or  repairs 
should  be  required  at  any  time,  it  shall  be  his  duty,  in  co- 
operation with  the  engine  committee,  to  cause  them  to  be 
done,  and  a  report  of  the  expenditures  be  communicated  by 
him  to  council  at  an  early  period  after  the  work  shall  have 
been  performed. 

Sec  9.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  City  Mar- 
shal shall,  immediately  after  the  passing  of  this  Ordinance, 
and  thereafter  in  July  and  January  of  every  year,  take  an 
account  of  the  colored  and  negro  firemen  between  the  ages 
of  fifteen  and  sixty,  in  this  city,  and  shall  make  a  return  of 
the  same  to  the  Chief  Fireman,  to  be  subject  to  the  orders 
of  the  fire  company  in  managing  the  fire  aparatus  in  such 
manner  as  they  may  deem  best,  in  accordance  with  the  pro- 
visions of  this  Ordinance  ;  and  the  said  firemen  of  color  and 
free  negroes  enrolled  as  aforesaid,  shall  assist  to  work  the 
engines  whenever  called  upon  by  the  company  in  alarms  of 
fire ;  and  it  shall  be  their  duty,  whenever  a  fire  breaks  out, 
to  repair  immediately  to  the  engine-houses,-  or  any  other 
place  or  places  that  the  fire  company  may  have  selected,, 
and  each  free-man  so  enrolled,  shall  furnish  himself  with  a 
cap  or  hat,  on  which  shall  be  put  the  initials  F.  C,  to  be 
worn  whenever  he  is  on  duty;  and  all  commands  and 
orders  of  the  fireman  shall  be  promptly  obeyed  by  the  said 
free-men  of  color  and  free  negroes  ;  and  if  the  said  free- 
men of  color  and  free  negroes,  shall,  on  any  alarm  of  fire,, 
fail  to  repair  to  the  engine-houses  or  appointed  places,  as 
aforesaid,  or  shall  refuse  or  neglect  to  obey  the  orders  and 
commands  of  the  fireman,  upon  due  proof  thereof,  they 
shall  be  fined  in  a  sum  not  exceeding  ten  dollars,  or  be  im- 
prisoned in  the  common  jail  of  the  county  not  less  than  five 
nor  more  than  fifteen  days ;  and  all  such  cases  shall  be  ex- 
amined and  determined  by  the  fire  company.  And  when- 
ever the  said  fine  and  imprisonment  shall  have  been  decreed 


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by  the  said  company,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Chief  Fire- 
man to  issue  a  warrant,  directing  the  same  to  the  City  Mar- 
shal or  any  of  the  City  Constables,  who  shall  execute  it,  un- 
der a  penalty  of  thirty  dollars,  to  be  inflicted  on  complaint 
and  proof  of  neglect,  by  the  city  council.  And  the  said 
free-men  of  color  and  free  negroes  enrolled  as  aforesaid, 
shall  be  exempt  from  the  payment  of  any  poll-tax. 

Section  10.  Superceded  by  Ordinance  passed  25th  May,  1826,  see  Ordi- 
nance below. 

Sec.  1 1.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  fire  com- 
pany shall  have  power  to  form,, from  the  free  persons  of 
color,  free  negroes  and  hired  slaves  above  mentioned,  as 
many  axe-men,  hose-men,  hook  and  laddermen,  as  they 
may  deem  requisite,  and  to  apportion  their  services  after 
such  mode  as  they  shall  approve,  for  the  extinguishment  of 
fires.  And  for  the  more  effectually  perfecting  the  said  free- 
men and  slaves  in  their  duty,  and  keeping  and  preserving 
the  fire  apparatus  from  injury  or  decay,  it  shall  be  lawful 
for  the  fire  company  at  least  once  in  every  month,  to  order 
out  the  said  freemen  and  slaves  for  the  purpose  of  playing 
off  the  engines,  and  drilling  in  the  use  of  them,  cleansing 
and  keeping  in  good  condition,  the  ropes,  buckets,  hose, 
ladders,  &c,  that  they  may  always  be  fit  for  use.  And  if: 
any  free  person  of  color  or  free  negro,  shall  neglect  the  said 
duty,  it  shall  be  lawful  for  the  aforesaid  company  to  inflict  a 
fine  not  exceeding  ten  dollars  for  any  such  default,  or  at 
their  discretion  to  subject  the  said  free  person  of  color,  or 
free  negroes,  to  an  imprisonment  for  a  term  not  exceeding- 
fifteen  days,  which  fine  or  imprisonment  shall  be  executed 
by  the  City  Marshal,  under  a  warrant  issued  and  directed  to 
him  by  the  Chief  Fireman.* 

Sec  12.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  it  shall  be 
lawful  for  the  Chief  Fireman,  or  any  of  the  members  of  the 
fire  company,  when  a  fire  breaks  out,  to  command  any  per- 
son or  persons  to  aid  and  assist  in  filling  the  engines  with 

*  Amended  as  to  slaves— see  Ordinance  passed  25th  May,  1820. 
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water,  and  in  conveying  the  said  engines  and  buckets  to  the 
place  or  places  where  the  fire  may  be,  and  to  aid  and  assist 
in  extinguishing  the  fire  under  the  direction  of  the  firemen. 
And  if  any  person  or  persons  shall  refuse  or  neglect  to  obey 
such  command,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  City  Marshal,  or 
any  of  the  City  Constables,  or  in  their  absence,  it  shall  be 
lawful  for  any  fireman,  to  arrest  such  person  or  persons,  and 
bring  him  or  them  before  the  Mayor,  or  any  of  the  Aldermen 
present,  who  is  hereby  authorized  to  commit  him  or  them 
to  the  guard  house  until  the  next  day,  if  at  night,  or  if  in 
the  day  time,  to  commit  the  said  offender  or  offenders  to  the 
custody  of  a  guard  until  the  extinguishment  of  the  fire,  and 
thereafter  take  his  recognizance,  to  appear  at  the  next  meet- 
ing of  council,  to  answer  for  the  said  offence  ;  and  on  con- 
viction thereof,  shall  be  fined  in  a  sum  not  exceeding  thirty 
dollars ;  and  the  Clerk  of  Council  shall,  when  directed  by 
council,  publish  the  same,  with  the  name  of  the  party,  at 
least  once,  in  the  gazettes  of  the  city. 

Sec.  13.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  fire  com- 
pany shall  cause  to  be  returned  after  the  extinguishment  ot 
fires,  and  securely  deposited  in  such  place  or  places  as  are 
provided  for  them,  the  engines,  buckets  and  other  imple- 
ments belonging  to  the  corporation.  And  if  any  person  or 
persons  shall  detain  or  secrete  any  axes,  buckets,  or  other 
public  articles,  he,  she  or  they  shall  forfeit  and  pay  a  sum 
not  exceeding  thirty  dollars  for  each  bucket,  axe,  or  other 
article  so  secreted. 

Section  13  repealed  by  1st  section  of  Ordinance  passed  20th  July,  1826. 

Sec  15.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  in  case  of 
alarm  by  fire  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  City  Marshal  and 
City  Constables  to  assemble  at  said  fire  with  their  staves  of 
office,  and  report  themselves  to  the  Mayor,  Chairman,  or 
such  Aldermen  as  may  be  present,  and  attend  the  fire  during 
the  continuance  of  said  fire,  and  each  and  every  of  them 
shall  obey  all  such  orders  and  directions  as  may  be  given 
them  by  the  Mayor,  Chairman,  or  Aldermen  present,  for 


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enforcing  the  provisions  of  this  Ordinance,  and  for  the  preser- 
vation of  the  public  peace,  and  it  shall  be  their  duty  to  re- 
move all  idle  suspected  persons,  or  others  that  may  not  be 
actually  and  usefully  employed  in  extinguishing  the  fire.  And 
in  case  the  City  Marshal  or  any  Constable  of  the  City  shall 
be  absent  from  any  fire  within  said  city,  or  shall  come  with- 
out his  staff,  or  fail  to  report  himself  to  the  Mayor,  Chair- 
man or  Aldermen  present,  or  shall  refuse  or  neglect  to  obey 
any  order  that  may  be  given  him  as  aforesaid,  and  cannot 
show  a  reasonable  excuse  to  the  city  council  for  such 
absence,  disobedience,  or  failure,  he  shall  be  fined  in  a  sum 
not  exceeding  thirty  dollars. 

Sec  16.  Jindbe.it  further  ordained,  That  when  any 
fire  shall  occur,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Mayor  and  Al- 
dermen to  assemble  at  the  place  of  said  fire  to  enforce  the 
provisions  of  this  Ordinance,  but  not  interfere  in  any  man- 
ner with  the  said  firemen  in  the  exercise  of  the  functions 
herein  assigned  to  them. 

Sec.  17.  Jind  be  it  further  ordained,  That  it  •  shall  be 
lawful  for  the  firemen,  or  any  two  of  them,  to  enter  into  the 
houses,  outhouses,  stables,  and  yards  of  every  owner  or 
tenant  of  the  same  in  Savannah,  whenever  they  shall  see 
occasion,  and  inquire,  search  for,  and  examine  if  any  quan- 
tities of  gunpowder,  hay,  straw,  fodder,  pitch,  tar,  rosin, 
turpentine,  hemp,  oil,  tallow,  unpacked  cotton,  or  other  com- 
bustible matters  are  lodged  in  any  such  place  within  said- 
city,  which  may  be  in  danger  of  taking  fire  ;  and  if  the  said 
firemen,  or  any  two  of  them,  shall  find  that  there  is  appa- 
rent danger  that  fire  may  be  communicated  by  such  com- 
bustibles, they  shall  admonish  the  owner  or  tenant  of  such 
house  or  houses  to  remove  the  same,  and  in  case  such  per- 
son or  persons  shall  refuse  or  neglect  to  remove  the  same 
immediately  after  such  notice  is  given,  the  said  firemen,  or 
any  two  of  them  are  hereby  empowered  and  directed  to 
remove  the  same,  and  have  the  same  lodged  in  some  more 
secure  place,  at  the  charge  and  risk  of  the  owner  or  tenant ; 
and  should  the  said  firemen,  or  any  two  of  them,  be  opposed 


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in  the  removal  of  the  said  combustibles,  it  shall  be  their  duty 
immediately  to  inform  the  Mayor  or  any  three  of  the 
Aldermen,  who  shall  cause  the  said  combustibles  or  materials 
to  be  immediately  removed  at  the  expense  of  the  offender 
or  offenders,  by  written  orders  given  to  the  Marshal,  Con- 
stables, or  City  Guard,  and  such  person  or  persons  so  offend- 
ing against  this  section  of  the  Ordinance,  shall  be  fined  in 
a  sum  not  exceeding  thirty  dollars,  by  Council,  and  the  same 
recovered  as  usual  in  other  cases. 

Sec.  IS.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  said  fire- 
men shall  have  power  to  examine  into  the  situation  of  any 
chimney  or  other  fire  place  in  Savannah,  and  if  they  or  any 
two  of  them  shall  think  the  same  dangerous  to  the  neigh- 
borhood, or  that  fire  may  be  communicated  thereby,  they  or 
any  three  of  them  are  hereby  empowered  and  required  to 
order  the  same  to  be  pulled  down,  altered,  or  removed,  im- 
mediately, and  in  case  the  owner  or  tenant  shall  refuse  or 
neglect  to  alter,  remove,  or  pull  down  the  same,  it  shall 
be  the  duty  of  the  said  firemen  to  make  report  to  council, 
who  are  hereby  authorized  to  order  the  City  Marshal  to 
cause  the  same  to  be  pulled  down,  altered  or  removed,  at 
the  expense  of  the  owner  or  tenant,  and  such  offender  shall 
be  fined  in  a  sum  not  exceeding  thirty  dollars  for  every  such 
offence,  refusal  or  neglect. 

Section  19th  repealed  by  the  4th  section  of  Ordinance  passed  27th  Octo- 
ber, 1825.    See  said  Ordinance  below. 

Sec.  20.  And  be  it  further  ordained.  That  it  may  be 
lawful,  at  any  fire,  for  the  Chief  Fireman,  or  in  his  absence 
the  Directing  Fireman,  whoever  the  Fire  Company  may 
have  provided  for  such  an  emergency,  calling  to  his  advice 
and  assistance  the  Mayor,  or  in  his  absence,  at  least 
one  Alderman,  and  he  is  hereby  authorized  and  em- 
powered to  order  and  command  any  person  or  persons  to 
pull  down  or  blow  up  any  house  or  houses,  or  other  build- 
ings which  he  may  judge  absolutely  necessary  to  be  pulled 
down  or  blown  up  for  preventing  the  further  spreading  of  the 


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fire.  And  if  any  person  or  persons  not  so  ordered  and  com- 
manded by  the  Chief  Fireman  or  Chief  Director  as  aforesaid ; 
shall  aid  or  assist  in  any  manner  to  pull  down  or  blow  up, 
or  shall  proceed  with  such  purpose  ro  injure  in  any  manner 
any  house  or  houses  during  the  progress  of  a  fire,  he  or 
they  shall  be  immediately  arrested  by  any  of  the  firemen, 
by  the  City  Marshal,  or  any  of  the  (.  ity  Constables,  and  they 
are  hereby  commanded  to  arrest  such  person  or  persons, 
and  to  bring  him  or  them  before  the  Mayor  or  any  of  the 
Aldermen,  who  is  and  are  hereby  authorized  to  take  from 
such  person  or  persons  so  offending,  a  recognizance  for  his 
or  their  appearance  at  the  next  meeting  of  council  to  answer 
for  said  offence,  and  on  conviction  thereof,  shall  be  fined 
in  a  sum  not  exceeding  thirty  dollars. 

Sec  21.  And  be  it  further  ordained.  That  it  shall 
be  the  duty  of  the  City  Scavenger,  on  the  breaking  out  oi 
any  fire,  to  order  his  carts  at  the  different  places  where  the 
public  buckets,  fire  hooks,  ladders,  and  other  implement? 
for  the  extinguishment  of  fire  are  kept,  and  to  assist  in 
carrying  the  same  to  the  fire  or  such  place  or  places  as  may 
be  directed  by  the  firemen,  and  after  the  extinguishment  of 
the  fire,  shall  repair  in  like  manner  with  his  carts,  and  col- 
lect under  the  orders  of  the  firemen,  all  the  buckets,  hooks, 
ladders,  ropes  and  other  implements  that  shall  have  been 
employed  and  have  them  carried  to  such  place  or  places,  as 
the  said  firemen  may  direct. 

Sec.  22.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  it  shall  not  be 
lawful  for  any  person  or  persons  whatsoever,  to  ride  in  or 
through  any  part  of  a  square  street  or  lane,  in  which  the  in- 
habitants shall  be  assembled  for  the  purpose  of  extinguishing 
fire,  except  the  commandant  of  the  militia,  with  such  officers 
as  may  be  necessary  in  attendance  on  him,  and  it  shall  be 
lawful  for  him  or  them  to  do  so  in  snch  cases  only  as  may 
require  that  he  should  communicate  with  the  Chief  Fireman. 
And  should  any  person  or  persons  not  of  the  above  descrip- 
tion as  herein  excepted,  attempt  to  ride  in  or  through  such 
parts  of  squares,  streets  or  lanes,  in  which  persons  are 


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assembled  for  the  purpose  of  extinguishing  the  fire  as 
aforesaid,  such  person  or  persons  so  offending,  shall,  on 
conviction  thereof,  be  fined  in  a  sum  not  exceeding  thirty 
dollars.    (Amended  by  Ordinance  of  26th  August,  1852.) 

Sec.  23.  And  be.  it  further  ordained \  That  to  prevent,  as 
much  as  may  be,  the  great  confusion  which  may  arise  from 
too  many  men  under  arms  at  the  time  of  fire,  it  shall  be  the 
duty  of  the  Mayor  to  request  the  commander  of  the  militia 
for  the  time  being,  to  fix  the  number  of  men  necessary  to  be 
under  arms  in  time  of  fire  by  a  rotine,  once  in  every  three 
months,  who  shall  be  posted  in  such  position  and  such 
other  disposition  made  of  them  as  may  be  most  conducive 
to  the  safety  of  the  city. 

Sec.  24.  This  section  is  superceded  and  repealed  by  the  2d  and  3d 
sections  of  Ordinance  passed  2d  April  1846,  dividing  the  city  into  Fire 
Districts,  and  to  provide  for  giving  alarms  of  fire. — See  said  Ordinance 
hereafter. 

Sec.  25.  And  he  it  further  ordained,  That  every  owner 
of  a  wooden  house  or  houses,  brick  or  stone-house  or  houses 
covered  with  wood,  occupied  as  a  dwelling  house  or  kitchen, 
or  store  houses  of  more  than  one  story,  shall  provide  the 
same  with  a  sufficient  ladder,  or  have  a  scuttle  or  door  cut 
through  the  roof  of  such  house  or  houses  large  enough  for 
a  man  to  pass  through  conveniently,  under  the  penalty  of  a 
fine  not  exceeding  thirty  dollars.  (Amended;  Ordinance 
5th  June,  1828. 

Sec  26.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  it  shall  not  be 
lawful  for  any  person  or  persons  to  carry  gunpowder  without 
a  secure  and  proper  covering,  in  any  wagon,  cart,  or  dray  , 
or  otherwise  brought  through  he  squares,  streets,  lanes  or 
wharves  of  the  city,  and  every  person  or  persons  so  offending, 
shall  forfeit  and  pay  a  sum  not  exceeding  thirty  dollars. 

Section  27th  repealed — see  2d  section  of  Ordinance  passed  9th  May.  1850. 
Title  Gunpowder. 


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Sec.  28.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  master 
or  commander  of  any  ship  or  vessel,  which  shall  or  may  at 
any  time  arrive  at  or  in  the  harbor  of  Savannah,  having  on 
board  more  than  fifty-six  pounds  weight  of  gunpowder,  shall 
within  twenty-four  hours  after  his  mooring  at  or  opposite 
the  city  of  Savannah,  cause  such  gunpowder  to  be  removed 
to  the  magazine,  and  the  powder  receiver  shall  there  receive  ' 
the  same,  and  the  harbor  master  is  hereby  required  to  give 
notice  and  inform  the  master  or  commander  *of  any  such 
ship  or  vessel  so  arriving  at  or  in  the  harbor  of  Savannah, 
of  the  duties  required  of  him  by  this  Ordinance.  And  any 
master  or  commander  of  any  ship  or  vessel  who  shall  refuse 
or  neglect  to  comply  with  the  terms  of  this  ordinance,  shall 
be  liable  to  a  fine  not  exceeding  thirty  dollars.  This  section 
amended  and  enlarged. — See  Ordinance,  29th  March,  1849, 
title, "  Gunpowder/' 

Sec  29.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  it  shall 
not  be  lawful  to  keep  any  stove  in  the  City  of  Savannah, 
unless  the  same  be  placed  and  fixed  upon  a  sheet  of  lead, 
iron,  copper,  or  some  enclosed  fire  proof  place,  and  the 
funnel  of  such  stove  be  let  through  the  light  of  the  sash, 
and  the  vacant  place  around  it  be  filled  up  with  sheets  of 
tin,  or  if  it  be  let  through  the  side  or  end  of  any  other  pail 
of  a  wooden  house,  then  the  hole  through  which  it  passes 
shall  be  at  least  one  foot  in  diameter,  and  the  space  remain- 
ing shall  be  filled  up  with  sheets  of  tin,  so  that  the  funnel 
aforesaid,  be  four  inches  equally  distant  from  every  part  of 
the  wood,  and  extended  two  feet  from  the  house  or  eves  of 
any  roof;  and  when  the  funnel  is  carried  through  any  part 
of  the  house  that  is  lined,  then  it  shall  be  let  through  a  tube 
of  tin  which  shall  be  at  least  three  inches  from  the  funnel, 
and  the  space  between  the  tube  and  the  wall  shall  be  filled 
up  with  sheets  of  tin.  And  any  stove  or  stoves  erected  or 
fixed  in  any  manner  other  than  is  herein  directed,  shall  be 
taken  down  at  the  expense  of  the  owner,  and  the  person  or 
persons  using  such  stove  or  stoves,  shall  be  liable  to  a  fine 
not  exceeding  thirty  dollars  for  each  and  every  such  offence, 


FIRE. 


Sec  30.   Repealed  by  Ordinance  passed  27th  October,  1825, 

Sec.  31.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  11th  March,  1825. 

W.  C.  DANIELL,  Mayor. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  amend  an  Ordinance  entitled  an  Ordinance  for  prevent- 
ing and  extinguishing  fires,  passed  11th  March,  1825. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  it  shall  be  lawful  for  the  Mayor,  Chief,  Second,  and 
Third  Firemen  to  ride  on  horseback  through  any  part  of  a 
square,  street,  or  lane  in  which  the  inhabitants  shall  be  as- 
sembled for  the  purpose  of  extinguishing  fires. 

Sec.  2.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  26th  August,  1852. 

.RICHARD  D.  ARNOLD,  Mayor, 

Attest:  Rs  F.  Aiken,  Clerk  Council 


AN  ORDINANCE, 

To  amend  an  Ordinance  for  preventing  and  extinguishing 

fires. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  oj 
the  City  of  Savannah  an  d  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  the  following  be  a  ided  to  the  second  section  of  the 
said  Ordinance,  and  be  considered  a  part  thereof,  to  wit : 
And  that  the  number  of  said  Company  may  always  be 


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complete,  the  Mayor  of  the  city  shall  have  the  power  to  fill 
such  vacancy  from  the  persons  so  nominated  until  the  meet- 
ing of  council  at  which  the  regular  appointment  may  he 
made. 

Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  whenever 
any  member  of  the  said  company  shall  contemplate  an 
absence  from  the  city  for  more  than  one  month  he  shall 
provide  a  substitute  to  act  in  his  place,  during  his  absence, 
who  shall  be  approved  by  the  chief  or  commanding  fireman, 
and  such  substitute,  during  the  time  of  the  absence  of  the 
principal,  shall  be  subject  and  accepted  as  such  to  the 
above  ordinance,  and  to  all  the  by-laws,  rules  and  regula- 
tions of  said  Company. 

Passed  in  Council  24th  March,  1825. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  amend  the  2d  and  3d  sections  of  an  Ordinance,  passed 
11th  March,  1825,  for  preventing  and  extinguishing  fires. 

Sec  1.  Be  it  Ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Alder men  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  the  2d  and  3d  sections  of  the  aforesaid  Ordinance  be 
amended  to  read  as  follows :  that  whenever  any  vacancy  shall 
occur  by  death,  resignation  or  otherwise  in  the  said  Com- 
pany, it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  members  immediately  to 
nominate  a  proper  person  to  fill  such  vacancy,  such  nomi- 
nation to  be  made  from  citizens  not  under  twenty-one,  nor 
over  fifty  years  of  age,  and  the  Chief  Fireman  or  Command- 
ing Officer  shall  immediately  communicate  such  nomination 
to  council,  who  shall  reject  or  confirm  the  same. 

Sec  2.     And  be  it  further  ordained,   That  should 
Council  reject  any  person  or  persons  nominated  by  the  fire 
company  as  above,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  fire  company 
immediately  to  nominate  another  pejson  or  persons  in  place 
25 


FIRE. 


of  such  as  may  have  been  rejected  by  council,  until  such 
vacancy  be  filled. 

Passed  in  Council  8th  December,  1825. 

W.  C.  DANIELL,  Mayor! 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
Amendatory  of  the  Fire  Ordinance,  passed  on  the  11th  day 
of  March,  1825. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and,  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  fame, 
That  the  sum  of  ten  cents  shall  be  imposed  as  a  tax  on 
every  one  hundred  dollars  on  the  value  of  improved  real 
estate  or  buildings  erected  on  lease  within  the  jurisdictional 
limits  of  the  city  to  be  calculated  and  estimated  from  the 
returns  made  of  such  improved  real  estate,  or  the  returns 
made  of  such  buildings  erected  on  lease,  or  the  assessment 
or  assessments  made  on  either  by  Council. 

Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  monies 
received  into  the  City  Treasury,  by  virtue  of  the  provisions 
of  this  Ordinance,  shall  be  appropriated  exclusively  to  the 
payment  of  the  four  new  engines  recently  purchased,  and 
the  iron  and  hose  necessary  for  the  same,  and  to  the  keeping 
in  repair  the  engines,  engine  houses,  hose,  city  buckets, 
hooks,  ladders  and  other  fire  apparatus. 

Sec.  3.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  tax  col- 
lected by  this  Ordinance  shall  be  collected  and  received  by 
the  Treasurer  from  year  to  year,  as  other  taxes  are  usually 
collected  by  the  Ordinances  of  the  city  in  cases  of  default 
in  not  paying  the  same. 

Sec  4.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  all  Ordi- 
nances or  parts  of  Ordinances  so  far  as  the  same  may  be 
repugnant  to  this  Ordinance,  and  all  Ordinances  or  parts  of 
Ordinances    requiring  the  owners  of  houses  to  provide 


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themselves  with  fire  buckets  be,  and  the  same  are  hereby 
repealed. 

See  13th  section,  Ordinance  passed  27th  August,  1839,  confirming  this 
Ordinance,  title  "taxes." 

Passed  in  Council  27th  October,  1825. 

JOSEPH  W.  JACKSON,  Chairman  of  Council. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  repeal  all  Ordinances  or  parts  of  Ordinances  giving 
rewards  to  persons  beating  drums  or  ringing  bells  at 
alarms  of  fire. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Mdermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  assem- 
bled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  from  and  after  the  passing  of  this  Ordinance,  no  person 
or  persons  shall  receive  any  compensation  for  giving  any 
alarm  of  fire,  by  the  ringing  of  bells  or  beating  of  drums. 
Sec.  2.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  16th  March,  1826. 

W".  C.  DANIELL,  Mayor. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  increase  the  force  under  the  control  of  the  Fire  Company, 
by  making  slaves  who  receive  badges,  subject  to  their 
orders,  &c. 

It  appearing  to  council  that  the  number  of  free  persons  of 
color  returned  to  the  fire  company  by  the  marshal,  are  not 
sufficient  towards  a  complete  organization  of  the  fire 
department  of  this  city. 


FIRE, 


Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained,  by  the  authority  of  the  same. 
That  immediately  after  the  passage  and  publication  of  this 
Ordinance,  that  every  male  slave  between  the  ages  of  sixteen 
and  sixty  years  who  receives  a  badge  from  the  city  shall  be 
registered  and  enrolled  under  the  Fire  Company,  subject  to  be 
called  out  to  work  on  the  fire  apparatus  and  drilled  at  such 
times  as  the  Fire  Company  may  direct,  such  slave  being- 
entitled  to  the  sum  of  twelve  and  a  half  cents  for  each  hour 
he  is  so  employed,  subject  to  the  penalties  hereinafter 
mentioned. 

Sec  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  each  of  said 
slaves  shall,  on  every  alarm  of  fire,  repair  promptly  to  the 
post  assigned  him  by  the  fire  company,  and  be  subject  to 
the  orders  of  such  officers  as  said  company  shall  direct,  and 
that  any  one  of  said  slaves  who  shall  not  repair  to  his  post 
upon  any  summons  for  drill  or  working  party  within  fifteen 
minutes  after  the  time  appointed,  shall  forfeit  one  hour's 
wages,  and  the  same  rate  for  every  fifteen  minutes  absence, 
without  an  excuse  satisfactory  to  the  Fire  Company ;  one 
hour's  absence  to  be  a  total  default  and  subject  the  slave  so 
in  default  to  a  penalty  of  fifty  cents. 

Sec.  3.  And  be  it  f  urther  ordained,  That  any  defaulter 
for  not  appearing  promptly  at  his  post  on  an  alarm  of  fire, 
without  a  satisfactory  excuse,  on  report  of  the  same  to  the 
Mayor  of  the  city,  the  badge  of  the  said  defaulter  shall  be 
forfeited,  and  no  further  badge  allowed  him,  unless  by  order 
of  council. 

Sec  4.  And  he  it  f  urther  ordained,  That  any  wilful 
disobedience  of  orders  shall  subject  each  slave  so  offending 
to  a  prompt  and  immediate  correction  under  the  direction 
and  superintendence  of  the  master  of  the  engine  to  which 
he  may  at  the  time  be  attached. 

Sec  5.  And  be  it  f  urther  ordained,  That  it  shall  be  the 
duty  of  the  Fire  Company  to  keep,  or  cause  to  be  kept,  an 
accurate  account  of  the  time  each  slave  is  employed  in 


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working  or  drilling,  and  also  of  sue  h  penalties  he  may  have 
incurred j  and  all  wages  due  after  the  said  penalties  are 
deducted,  shall  be  paid  him  quarterly. 

Sec.  6.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  man, 
whether  he  be  a  free  man  of  color  or  one  of  the  above 
described  slaves  belonging  to  an  engine,  who  first  gets  to  it 
on  an  alarm  of  fire,  shall  be  entitled  to  the  sum  of  one 
dollar,  and  the  second  and  third  men  so  arriving,  shall  be 
severally  entitled  to  the  sum  of  fifty  cents. 

Sec.  7.    Repealed. — See  Ordinance  passed  13th  February,  1840 

Sec  8.  And  be  it  further  ordained.  That  when  the 
penalties  incurred  by  any  of  said  slaves  shall  amount  to  the 
price  given  for  the  badge  held  by  s  nch  slave,  in  default  of 
the  payment  of  such  penalties  the  said  badge  to  be  for- 
feited, and  said  slave  to  be  no  longer  entitled  to  the  immu- 
nities and  privileges  of  the  same. 
Sec  9.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council,  25th  May,  1826, 

W.  C.  DANIELL,  Mayor. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  repeal  the  seventh  section  of  an  Ordinance  entitled  an 
Ordinance  to  increase  the  force  under  the  control  of  the 
Fire  Company,  by  making  slaves  who  wear  badges  sub- 
ject to  their  order,  passed  25  May,  1826. 

Sec  1.     Be  it  ordained,  by  the  Mayor  and  Mdermtr. 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof ,  in  Council 
sembled,  and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the.  san.e- 
That  the  seventh  section  of  the  aforesaid  cited  Ordinance  b 
and  the  same  is  hereby  repealed. 

Passed  in  Council  13th  February,  1840. 

ROB'T.  M.  CHARLTON,  Mayor. 
Attest:  M.  Myers,  Clerk  Council. 


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AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  amend  an  Ordinance  entitled  an  Ordinance  for  prevent- 
ing and  extinguishing  fires,  passed  the  1 1th  day  of  March, 
1825. 

Sec.  I.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Mdermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof,  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same. 
That  the  14th  section  of  the  said  Ordinance  be,  and  the 
same  is  hereby  repealed.and  the  following  substituted  therefor. 

Jind  be  it  ordained.  That  for  the  encouragement  of  free 
persons  of  color,  free  negroes,  and  hired  slaves  who  may  be 
active  in  carrying  the  engines,  ladders,  fire-hooks,  and  other 
apparatus  to  extinguish  fires,  or  who  may  be  otherwise  con- 
spicuously useful  in  extinguishing  the  same,  rewards  may  be 
distributed  by  the  Fire  Engine  Company  to  such  persons, 
and  in  such  manner  and  amounts  (not  exceeding  in  the 
whole  for  each  fire  thirty  dollars,)  as  the  said  company  may 
determine.  And  the  order  of  the  Chief  Fireman  therefor 
countersigned  by  the  Clerk  of  said  Company' shall  be  paid 
by  the  City  Treasurer  at  sight. 

Passed  in  Council  20th  July,  1826. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
Further  to  amend  an  Ordinance  entitled  an  Ordinance  for 
preventing  and  extinguishing  fires. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Mdermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled,  and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  the  owner  or  owners  of  all  buildings  over  one  story 
high  within  the  jurisdiction  of  the  city,  that  are  now  de- 
ficient in  ladders  and  scuttles,  shall,  before  the  expiration 
of  thirty  days  from  the  date  of  this  Ordinance,  cause  said 
buildings  to  be  provided  with  a  scuttle  or  opening  in  the 


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roof,  close  to  the  ridge  thereof,  of  not  less  than  twenty-six 
by  thirty-six  inches,  with  steps  up  to  it  on  the  inside,  so 
that  a  person  can  pass  up  and  through  to  the  ridge  of  the 
roof,  with  safety  and  facility.  And  the  owner  or  owners  of 
such  buildings  as  shall  not  be  so  provided  in  the  time  above 
mentioned,  shall  be  fined  in  a  sum  not  exceeding  thirty 
dollars,  and  a  further  sum  not  exceeding  twenty  dollars  for 
every  thirty  days  which  such  building  shall  remain  so  un- 
provided thereafter. 

Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  when,  at  the 
,  semi-annual  examination  of  the  Fire  Company,  the  ladders, 
now  upon  the  buildings  requiring  them,  shall  be  found  in- 
sufficient, it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Chief  Fireman  to 
cause  the  owner  or  occupier  thereof  to  be  notified  of  such 
insufficiency,  and  require .  that  such  building  shall,  within 
thirty  da}^s  thereafter,  be  provided  with  such  scuttle  and 
steps  as  are  specified  in  the  first  section  of  this  Ordinance. 
And  if  such  building  is  not  so  provided  within  that  time, 
the  owner  thereof  shall  be  fined  in  a  sum  not  exceeding 
thirty  dollars,  and  a  sum  not  exceeding  twenty  dollars  for 
every  thirty  days  thereafter  which  it  may  remain  so  unpro- 
vided. 

Sec  3.  And  be  it  further  ordained.  That  eveiy  building 
hereafter  erected  within  the  limits  of  the  city,  of  whatever 
material,  being  over  one  story  high,  shall  have  a  scuttle  or 
opening  in  the  roof,  close  to  the  ridge  thereof,  not  less  than 
twenty-six  by  thirty-six  inches,  with  steps  on  the  inside,  as 
mentioned  in  the  first  section  of  this  Ordinance.  And  the 
owner  or  owners  of  every  such  building,  so  to  be  erected, 
unprovided  with  such  scuttle  as  aforesaid,  shall  be  fined  in 
a  sum  not  exceeding  thirty  dollars,  and  a  further  sum  not 
exceeding  twenty  dollars,  for  every  thirty  days  which  such 
building  may  remain  so  unprovided. 

Sec  4.  And  be  it  further  ordained^  That  it  shall  be  the 
duty  of  the  Chief  Fireman  to  cause  an  account  to  be  taken 
of  such  wooden  building  and  buildings  covered  with  wood, 
over  one  story  high,  as  to  have  their  scuttles  in  the  roof  so 


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far  from  the  ridge  as  not  to  admit  a  person  to  go  thereon 
with  safety  and  facility,  and  to  notify  the  owners  or  occupiers 
thereof,  to  have  the  same  provided  with  such  scuttle  and 
steps  as  are  required  in  the  first  section  of  this  Ordinance. 
And  the  owner  or  owners  of  such  buildings  as,  thirty  days 
after  such  notification,  shall  not  have  such  scuttle  so  altered, 
shall  be  lined  in  a  sum  not  exceeding  ten  dollars,  and  in  a 
further  sum  not  exceeding  five  dollars,  for  every  thirty  days 
which  it  may  hereafter  remain  so  unaltered, 
Sec.  5«    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  5th  June,  1828. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 

To  secure  the  City  of  Savannah  from  damage  by  fire. 

Whereas3  the  frequent  visitations  of  this  city  by  fire,  the 
destruction  of  property  and  the  loss  of  life  occasioned  thereby, 
admonishes  the  citizens  of  the  evil  of  building  other  than 
fire-proof  buildings;  and  whereas,  there  is  no  encourage- 
ment or  inducement  offered  to  individuals  to  erect  fire-proof 
buildings  so  long  as  others  are  allowed  to  build  of  combus- 
tible materials  in  their  immediate  neighborhood,  enhancing 
the  cost  of  their  insurance  and  subjecting  them  to  almost 
inevitable  loss  of  their  property,  when  such  combustible 
buildings  take  fire — for  remedy  whereof: 

Sec  1.  This  section  superceded  and  repealed  by  2d  section  of  an  Ordin- 
ance passed  15th  August.  1830.  see  said  Ordinance  below  ;  also.  Ordinance 
29th  May,  1845. 

Sec,  2.  Jind  be  it  further  ordained,  That  no  wooden 
building  more  than  twenty  feet  high  from  the  ground  to  the 
highest  point  to  the  root  thereof,  shall  be  removed  from  any 
one  point  within  the  said  limits  to  any  other  point  within  the 
same  limits,  or  from  any  point  without  the  said  limits  to  any 


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point  within  the  same  limits,  without  the  permission  of  the 
Board  of  Aldermen  for  the  time  being. 

This  section  amended  by  Ordinance  passed  29th  June.  1854. 

Sec.  3.  And  be  it  further*  ordained,  That  all  houses  or 
buildings  within  said  city  and  hamlets  thereof,  which  have 
been  or  hereafter  shall  be,  erected  in  the  manner  prescribed  in 
this  Ordinance  within  said  limits,  and  which  are  now,  or  here- 
after may  be,  covered  with  slate,  tile  or  incombustible  compo- 
sition, shall  continue  to  be  so  covered  with  slate,  tile,  or  incom- 
bustible composition,  and  shall  be  kept  effectually  secured 
against  fire  in  manner  hereinbefore  described.  And  if  any 
person  or  persons  being  owner  or  proprietor  of  such  house 
or  other  building,  or  having  authority,  or  whose  duty  it  shall 
be  to  repair  the  same,  shall  hereafter  suffer  such  house  or 
other  building  to  remain  in  whole,  or  in  part  uncovered  with 
slate,  tile,  or  incombustible  material,  for  the  space  of  thirty 
days  after  he,  she  or  they,  shall  be  notified  by  any  one  of  the 
city  officers  or  fire  department,  he,  she  or  they,  shall  forfeit 
and  pay  for  such  offence  a  sum  not  exceeding  thirty  dollars 
and  shall  be  subject  to  a  like  fine  for  every  thirty  days 
afterwards  that  such  house  or  building  shall  remain  so 
uncovered. 

Sec.  4.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  no  house, 
building  or  shed  of  any  kind  or  heighth  whatsoever,  shall  be 
erected  under  or  immediately  on  the  bluff  or  to  the  north  ol 
Bay  street  from  the  north  end  of  West  Broad  street  to  the 
north  end  of  East  Broad  street,  unless  all  the  external  ends 
and-  sides  thereof,  shall  be  built  of  brick,  stone,  tabby  or 
tapia,  except  so  much  as  may  be  necessary  for  doors  and 
windows,  and  unless  the  roof  of  all  such  buildings  shall  be 
entirely  covered  with  slate,  tile  or  some  incombustible  com- 
position, and  such  wall  shall  be  at  least  twelve  inches  thick 
in  the  lower  story  and  eight  inches  thick  above  the  lower 
story.    (Amended.    See  Ordinance  14th  May,  IS 35.) 

Sec,  5.  And.  be  it  further  ordained,  That  whenever 
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hereafter  a  house  or  building  of  two  or  more  tenements, 
shall  be  erected  in  the  manner  prescribed,  in  the  1st  and  4th 
sections  of  this  Ordinance,  there  shall  be  between  every  two 
tenements,  a  partition  waif  of  brick  or  stone  at  least  eight 
inches  thick,  to  extend  from  the  ground  to  at  least  four  inches 
above  the  roof  of  such  building,  which,  wall  shall  be  coped 
with  stone  or  brick. 

Sec.  6.  This  section  superceded  and  repealed,  see  Ordinances  8th  June, 
1852,  26th  August.  1852.  10th  March,  1853.  and  8th  September,  1853. 

Sec.  7.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  if  any  person 
shall  violate  the  provisions  of  the  1st,  2d,  4th,  and  5th 
sections  of  this  ordinance,  he,  she  or  they,  on  conviction 
before  Council,  shall  forfeit  and  pay  for  such  offence  a  sum 
not  exceeding  one  hundred  dollars,  which  penalty  he,  she  or 
they,  shall  pay  annually,  until  such  house  or  building  shall 
be  removed  or  made  conformable  to  the  provisions  of  this 
ordinance  to  be  levied  and  collected  in  manner  pointed  out 
by  law.  And  every  mechanic  or  artificer  or  other  person 
who  shall  be  instrumental  in  the  erection,  or  building,  or 
removal  of  any  house  or  building,  contrary  to  the  provisions 
of  this  ordinance,  he  or  they  on  conviction  before  council, 
shall  forfeit  and  pay  for  such  offence  a  sum  not  exceeding 
one  hundred  dollars. 

Passed  in  Council  3d  April,  1834. 

WE  THORN E  WILLIAMS,  Mayor. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 

To  amend  the  various  Ordinances  of  the  city  passed  for  the 
purpose  of  preserving  the  City  of  Savannah  from  fire. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled^  audit  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  it  shall  and  may  be  lawful  for  military  or  volunteer 


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companies  to  fire  salutes  on  public  days,  or  on  such  other 
occasions  as  the  officer  in  command  of  such  company  or 
companies  may  direct:  Provided,  hoivever,  That  such  fire- 
ing  take  place  between  sun  rise  and  sun  set. 

Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  first  sec- 
tion of  an  Ordinance  passed  on  3d  April,  1834,  entitled  an 
Ordinance  to  secure  the  City  of  Savannah  from  damage  by 
fire,  be  so  amended  and  altered  as  to  read  as  follows :  That 
from  and  after  the  passing  of  this  Ordinance,  no  house  or 
building  of  any  kind  whatsoever,  which  shall  be  more  than 
twenty  feet  from  the  ground,  to  the  highest  point  of  the 
roof  thereof,  shall  be  erected  or  built  within  the  City 
of  Savannah  within  the  limits  described,  unless  all  the  ex- 
ternal sides  and  ends  thereof  shall  be  built  of  or  composed 
of  brick,  stone  or  tabby,  or  tapia,  except  so  much  as  may  be 
necessary  for  doors  or  windows,  and  unless  the  roof  of  such 
house  or  building  shall  be  covered  with  slate,  tile,  or  some 
incombustible  composition,  and  the  gutter  secured  against 
fire ;  and  no  brick  or  stone  wall  shall  be  deemed  sufficient 
within  .the  meaning  of  this  Ordinance,  unless  the  same 
shall  be  at  least  twelve  inches  thick  in  the  lower  story,  and 
eight  inches  thick  above  the  lower  story.  And  all  additions 
which  shall  be  made  to  houses  or  buildings  already  erected 
and  all  houses  and  buildings  which  shall  be  erected  on 
old  foundations,  in  part  or  in  whole,  shall  be  deemed  and 
considered  within  the  provisions,  restrictions,  and  regula- 
tions of  this  Ordinance. 

Sec.  3.  Jind  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  title  of  an 
Ordinance  entitled  an  Ordinance  to  prohibit  the  erection  of 
wooden  workshops  or  bakeries  of  any  kind  within  the  old 
limits  of  the  City  of  Savannah,  and  for  other  purposes, 
passed  on  the  28th  day  of  March,  1839,  be  altered  and 
changed  so  as  to  read,  an  Ordinance  to  prohibit  the  erection 
or  use  of  wooden  workshops  or  bakeries  of  any  kind  within 
certain  limits  in  the  City  of  Savannah,  to  prescribe  the 
quantity  of  lumber  that  may  be  kept  in  lumber  yards  or 
open  places  within  certain  limits  of  said  city,  and  for  other 


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purposes  connected  therewith ;  and  that  said  Ordinance  be 
so  amended  as  to  prohibit  any  person,  under  the  penalty 
mentioned  therein,  from  hereafter  converting  any  building 
within  said  limits,  into  a  bakery  or  workshop,  or  from  using 
any  building  already  erected  for  such  purpose ;  and  that  the 
third  section  of  said  Ordinance  be  so  amended  and  altered 
as  to  permit  twenty  thousand  feet,  instead  of  seven  thousand 
feet,  to  be.  kept  in  the  places  mentioned  therein, 

Amended,  see  Ordinance  13th  June.  1844-,  below. 

Sec,  4.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  15th  August,  1839. 

ROBERT  M.  CHARLTON,  Mayor. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 

To  amend  the  3d  section  of  an  Ordinance  passed  15th 
August,  1839,  so  far  as  it  respects  the  quantities  of  lumber 
that  may  be  kept  in  lumber  yards  or  open  places  within 
certain  limits  of  the  City  of  Savannah  mentioned  in  said 
Ordinance. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hwnlets  thereof,  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same. 
That  from  and  after  the  passage  of  this  Ordinance,  the  said 
third  section  of  the  said  Ordinance,  passed  15th  August, 
1839,  shall  be  so  amended  and  altered  as  to  permit  sixty 
thousand  feet  of  lumber  instead  of  twenty  thousand  feet  to 
be  kept  in  lumber  yards  and  open  places  within  the  said 
limits  mentioned  in  said  Ordinance :  Provided,  that  in  no 
lumber  yard  or  open  place  within  the  said  limits  shall  the 
1  imiber  be  piled  higher  than  fifteen  feet. 

Sec  2.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  13th  June,  1844. 

WM.  THORNE  WILLIAMS,  Mayor. 

Attest :  Wm.  P.  Bowen,  Clerk  Council 


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AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  amend  the  second  section  of  an  Ordinance  entitled  an 
Ordinance  to  secure  the  City  of  Savannah  from  damage 
by  fire,  passed  April  3d,  1834. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof,  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  from  and  after  the  passing  of  this  Ordinance  the  se- 
cond section  of  the  above  recited  Ordinance  shall  be  amen- 
ded by  striking  therefrom  the  following  words,  to  wit :  "  more 
than  twenty  feet  high  from  the  ground  to  the  highest  point 
to  the  roof  thereof." 

Sec.  2.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  2.9th  June,  1854, 

JOHN  fc  WARD,  Mayor, 

Attest :  Edward  G.  W ilson,  Clerk  Council. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  alter  and  repeal  a  part  of  an  Ordinance  passed  3d  pril, 
1834,  entitled  an  Ordinance  to  secure  the  City  of  Savan* 
nah  from  damage  by.  fire. 

Sec.  I.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof,  in  Council  assem- 
bled., and  it  is  hereby  Ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  so  much  of  the  4th  section  of  the  aforesaid  Ordinance 
as  prevents  the  erection  of  wooden  buildings  in  New  Frank- 
lin ward,  to  the  south  of  the  wharf  lots  known  in  the.  plan 
of  the  said  city  by  numbers  10,  11,  12  and  13,  owned  and 
occupied  by  the  steam  boat  company,  be,  and  the  same  i  ■ 
nereby  repealed. 

Sec.  2.  This  section  the  same  as  the  6th  section  of  the  Ordinance 
3d  April,  1834,  and  is  superceded  by  £he  subsequent  Ordinances  the" 
ferred  to. 


FIRE. 


Sec.  3.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  14th  May,  1835. 

W.  W.  GORDON  5  Mayor. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 

To  be  entitled  an  Ordinance  to  prohibit  the  erection  of 
wooden  buildings  on  the  Bay  street  or  under  the  bluff5 
between  West  and  East  Broad  streets. 

Sec.  1 .  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Jildermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  assem- 
bled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  from  and  after  the  passage  of  this  Ordinance,  no  build- 
ing of  wood  shall  be  erected  on  Bay  street,  or  under  the 
bluff,  from  West  to  East  Broad  street. 

Sec.  2.  Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  23d  January,  1845. 

R,  WAYNE,  Mayor. 

Attest :  Edward  G.  Wilson,  Clerk  Council. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  extend  the  fire  limits  of  the  City  of  Savannah, 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and,  Mdermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof,  in  Council  assem- 
bled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same. 
That  all  the  provisions  of  the  various  fire  Ordinances  of  the 
city  be,  and  they  are  hereby  extended,  so  as  to  prohibit  the 
erection  of  any  wooden  building  or  shed  under  the  bluff,  or 
on  any  wharf  lot  between  the  eastern  limit  of  the  city  and 
the  Savannah,  Ogeechee  and  Altamaha  Canal. 
Passed  in  Council  23d  May,  1850. 

R.  WAYNE,  Mayor. 

Attest :  Edward  G.  Wilson,  Clerk  Council 


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AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  prohibit  the  erection  of  wooden  workshops  and  bakeries 
of  any  kind  within  the  old  limits  of  the  City  of  Savan- 
nah.   (See  the  title  of  this  Ordinance  as  amended  by  the 
3d  section  of  the  Ordinance  passe  dl5th  August,  1839.) 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  the?*eof  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  after  the  passage  of  this  Ordinance,  it  shall  not  be  law- 
ful for  any  person  or  persons  to  raise,  erect,  construct  or 
build,  (amended,  see  3d  section  of  Ordinance  passed  1 5th 
August,  1839,)  or  remove  from  one  place  to  another,  any 
workshop  of  wood,  or  any  bakery  or  public  oven,  for  baking, 
within  the  following  limits,  to  wit:  between  East  Broad 
street  and  West  Broad  street,  and  between  South  Broad 
street  and  the  river  Savannah:  Provided  nothing  herein 
contained  shall  preclude  the  erection  of  temporary  work 
shops  to  aid  in  the  erection  of  permanent  buildings 

Sec  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  any  person 
erecting  any  workshops  or  bakeries  as  described  in  the  first 
section  of  this  Ordinance,  shall  be  liable  to  a  fine  of  one 
hundred  dollars  for  each  day  the  same  shall  remain,  and  the 
same  shall  be  removed  by  the  owners  of  said  shops  or  ba- 
keries after  ten  days'  notice,  and  if  they  refuse,  then  the 
same  shall  be  immediately  removed  by  the  Marshal  at  the 
expense  of  the  owners. 

Sec  3.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  no  lumber 
yard  of  any  description,  or  open  places  for  the  stowing  away 
of  lumber  beyond  seven  thousand  feet,  (now,  as  amended 
by  the  Ordinance  passed  1 3th  June,  1844,  sixty  thousand  feet,) 
shall  be  permitted  to  be  within  the  limits  as  described,  viz  : 
on  the  east  by  East  Broad  street,  on  the  south  by  South 
Broad  street,  on  the  west  by  West  Broad  street,  and  On  the 
north  by  the  present  boundary  of  the  city,  after  the  first  day 


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of  July  next,  under  the  same  penalties  named  in  the  second 
.  section  of  this  Ordinance. 
Sec.  4.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  28th  March,  1839, 

M.  HALL  McALLISTER,  Iviayoi. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 

To  amend  an  Ordinance  entitled  an  Ordinance  to  secure  the 
City  of  Savannah  from  fire,  passed  3d  April,  1S34. 

Sec.  1 .  Be  it  ordain  ed  by  the  Mayor  and  A  Mermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  assem- 
bled 9  and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  au  thority  of  the  same, 
That  from  and  after  the  passing  of  this  Ordinance,  the  first 
section  of  the  above  recited  Ordinance  be  so  amended  as  to 
read,  that  no  house  or  building,  of  any  description,  be  allow- 
ed to  be  put  up  within  1  lie  prescribed  fire  limits  unless  the 
same  be  built  of  brick,  stone,  or  some  incombustible  ma- 
terial. 

Sec.  2.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  29th  May,  1845. 

R.  WAYNE,  Mayor, 
Attest :  Edward  G.  W ilson,  Clerk  Council 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  prevent  the  further  erection  of  wooden  buildings  and 
fires  in  the  City  of  Savannah. 

Sec.  L  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  assem- 
bled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  from  and  after  the  passage  of  this  Ordinance  it  shall 
not  be  lawful  to  put  up,  build,  or  erect  any  building  or 


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structure  of  wood,  or  any  fence  of  wood,  within  the  follow- 
ing limits  in  the  City  of  Savannah,  that  is  to  say,  between 
Savannah  River  on  the  North  and  Gwinnett  street  on  the 
South,  and  East  Broad  street  on  the  East,  and  West  Broad 
street  on  the  West,  under  a  penalty  of  not  exceeding  fifty 
dollars,  for  each  and  every  day  such  structure  of  wood  shall 
remain  up  :  Provided,  nothing  herein  contained  shall  pre- 
vent the  erection  of  temporary  places  to  protect  building 
materials.  And  provided  further,  that  wooden  fences  may 
be  put  up  westwardly  of  the  east  side  of  Jefferson  street, 
and  eastwardly  of  the  west  side  of  Abercorn  street,  and 
southwardly  of  Liberty  street. 

Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  it  shall  be 
lawful  for  the  City  Council  upon  special  application,  if  in 
their  judgment  it  shall  not  be  detrimental  to  the  public 
interest  to  allow  the  owner  of  any  wooden  buildings  within 
the  limits  before  described,  to  alter  said  buildings  by 
changing  the  roof  from  a  pitched  to  a  flat  one :  Provided, 
the  new  roof  shall  be  metalic,  and  shall  not  extend  above 
the  ridge  of  the  former  roof. 

Passed  in  Council  8th  June,  1852. 

JNO.  W.  ANDERSON,  Mayor  pro  tern. 

Attest  :  R.  F.  Aiken,  Clerk  Council. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  amend  an  Ordinance  passed  on  the  8th  day  of  June, 
1852,  to  extend  the  fire  limits  of  the  City  of  Savannah, 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof,  in  Council  assem- 
bled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same. 
That  the  fire  Ordinance  passed  8th  June,  1852,  be  so  amend- 
ed as  to  permit  the  erection  of  wooden  buildings  not  exceed- 
ing twenty  feet  in  height,  including  the  apex  of  the  roof,  in 
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that  part  of  the  city  known  as  Curry  Town,  bounded  north 
by  Jones  street  and  east  by  Tattnall  street 
Sec.  2.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  26th  August,  1852. 

RICHARD  D.  ARNOLD,  Mayor. 
Attest:  R.  F.  Aiken,  Clerk  Council. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  amend  an  Ordinance  entitled  an  Ordinance  to  amend  an 
Ordinance  passed  on  the  8th  of  June,  1852,  to  extend 
the  fire  limits  of  the  city,  passed  26th  August  1852. 

Sec  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  assem- 
bled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  from  and  after  the  passing  of  this  Ordinance,  the 
above  recited  Ordinance  be  amended,  by  striking  out  the 
words  "Tattnall  street,"  and  inserting  in  lieu  thereof,  the 
words  following  to  wit:  "Montgomery  street  prolonged  to 
Gwinnett  street. 

Sec  2.   Jind  be  it  further  ordained,  That  all  Ordinances 
or  parts  of  Ordinances  conflicting  with  this  Ordinance  be, 
and  the  same  are  hereby  repealed. 
Passed  in  Council  2d  June,  1854. 

JOHN  E.  WARD,  Mayor. 

Attest:  Edward  O.Wilson,  Clerk  Council. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 

To  amend  the  existing  fire  Ordinances  of  the  City  of  Savan- 
nah and  the  hamlets  thereof. 

Sec  1.  Be  it  ordained,  by  the  Mayor  and  Mdermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 


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sembled,  and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  from  and  after  the  passing  of  this  Ordinance,  the  east- 
ern boundary  of  the  fire  limits  of  the  City  of  Savannah  and 
hamlets  thereof,  shall  be  as  follows,  to  wit :  commencing  at 
the  river,  at  the  foot  of  East  Broad  street,  and  running  thence 
southwardly  along  the  east  side  of  East  Broad  street,  pro- 
longing said  line  until  it  intersects  the  prolongation  of  Gwin- 
nett street  extended  to  the  east. 
Sec.  2.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  10th  March,  1853. 

R.  WAYNE,  Mayor, 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  be  entitled  an  Ordinance  to  amend  an  Ordinance  passed 
March  10th,  1853,  en-titled  an  Ordinance  to  amend  the 
existing  fire  Ordinances  of  the  City  of  Savannah  and 
hamlets  thereof. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  Ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled, audit  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  from  and  after  the  passing  of  this  Ordinance,  the  first 
section  of  said  Ordinance  shidl  be  amended  by  striking  out 
all  that  follows  the  words  foot  of  East  Broad  street,  and  in- 
serting in  lieu  thereof,  the  following  words :  "  and  running 
southwardly  along  the  east  side  of  East  Broad  street,  pro- 
longing the  line  until  it  meets  the  northern  side  of  Liberty 
street,  thence  westwardly,  until  it  reaches  the  eastern  line  of 
Price  street,  thence  southwardly  to  Gwinnett  street,  extend- 
ed, to  where  it  will  intersect  Price  street." 

Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  this  Ordinance 
shall  cease  to  be  of  force  as  soon  as  the  plan  of  the  city 
shall  have  been  extended  over  the  area  which  is  now  em- 
braced between  East  Broad  street,  extended  southwardly  to 
Gwinnett  street  on  the  east,  Liberty  street  on  the  north,  Price 


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street  on  the  west  and  Gwinnett  street,  extended  to  the  pro- 
longed line  of  East  Broad  street  on  the  south. 
Sec.  3.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  8th  September,  1853, 

R.  WAYNE,  Mayor. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 

Requiring  persons  laying  hearths  to  fire-places  to  lay  them 
upon  brick  or  stone  arches,  or  on  nagging  or  some  other 
incombustible  material. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and,  Aldermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  from  and  after  the  passing  of  this  Ordinance  it  shall 
not  be  lawful  for  any  person  to  lay  or  caused  to  be  laid 
a  hearth  to  any  chimney  now  erecting  or  constructing  or 
which  may  hereafter  be  made  or  constructed  within  the 
limits  of  this  city,  unless  said  hearth  shall  be  laid  upon 
a  brick  or  stone  arch,  or  on  flagging,  or  on  some  other 
incombustible  material,  and  any  person  violating  this 
Ordinance,  shall  be  fined  in-*  a  sum  not  exceeding  thirty 
dollars. 

Sec  2.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  25th  February,  184  L 

R.  M.  GOODWIN  Chairman  of  Council. 

Attest:  M.  Myers,  Clerk  Council. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  amend  the  fire  Ordinances  as  regards  the  sweeping  of 

chimneys. 

Sec  1 .    Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 


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City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled,  and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same. 
That  after  the  passage  of  this  Ordinance  it  shall  be  optional 
with  the  owners  or  occupants  of  houses  to  have  chimneys, 
wherein  coal  is  exclusively  burnt,  swept  or  not. 
Sec.  2.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  30th  December,  1852. 

R.  WAYNE,  Mayor, 
Attest:  R,  F.  Aiken,  Clerk  Council. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  divide  the  City  of  Savannah  into  Fire  Districts,  and  to 
provide  for  giving  alarms  of  fire. 

•  Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of 
theCity  of  Savannvh  and  the  Hamlets  thereof,  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  from  and  after  the  passage  of  this  Ordinance,  the  City 
of  Savannah  and  the  hamlets  thereof,  be  and  the  same  are 
hereby  divided  into  five  general  divisions,  to  be  known  as 
Fire  Districts,  according  to  the  following  plan  and  numbers : 
1st  District  shall  include  all  that  portion  of  the  city  and 
hamlets  bounded  as  follows:  north  by  the  river,  east  by  a 
line  commencing  at  the  lowest  point  east  of  the  Eastern 
Wharves,  and  running  south  to  a  point  opposite  the  eastern 
terminus  of  South  Broad  street,  south  by  South  Broad  street, 
and  west  by  Bull  street,  which  portion  of  the  city  9%  bound- 
ed shall  be  numbered  and  known  as  the  First  Fire  District. 

2d  District  shall  include  all  that  portion  of  the  city  and 
hamlets  bounded  as  follows  :  north  by  South  Broad  street, 
east  and  south  by  the  city  commons,  including  all  buildings 
within  the  corporate  limits  of  the  city,  and  west  by  Bull 
street,  which  portion  of  the  city  so  bounded  shall  be  num- 
bered and  known  as  the  Second  Fire  District. 

3d  District  shall  include  all  that  portion  of  the  city  bound- 


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ed  as  follows :  north  by  the  river,  east  by  Bull  street,  south 
by  South  Broad  street,  and  west  by  West  Broad  street,  which 
portion  of  the  city  so  bounded  shall  be  numbered  and  known 
as  the  Third  Fire  District. 

4th.  District  shall  include  all  that  portion  of  the  city  and 
hamlets  bounded  as  follows :  north  by  South  Broad  street, 
east  by  Bull  street,  west  by  West  Broad,  and  south  by  the 
line  of  incorporation  of  the  city,  which  portion  of  the  city 
and  hamlets  so  bounded  shall  be  numbered  and  known  as 
the  Fourth  Fire  District. 

5th  District  shall  include  all  that  portion  of  the  City  of 
Savannah  known  as  Yamacraw,  and  bounded  as  follows: 
north  by  the  river,  east  by  West  Broad  street,  south  by  the 
line  of  incorporation  of  the  city  and  west  by  the  canal, 
which  portion  of  the  city  and  hamlets  so  bounded  and  de- 
scribed, shah  be  numbered  and  known  as  the  Fifth  Fire 
District. 

Sec.  2.  And  he  it  further  ordained.  That  it  shall  be  the 
duty  of  the  watchman  in  the  cupola  of  the  exchange,  at  the 
occurrence  of  fire,  first  to  give  a  general  alarm,  by  ringing 
the  exchange  bell  continuously,  for  a  space  ol  time  not  ex- 
ceeding two  minutes  duration,  and  then  to  designate  the 
district  where  such  fire  may  occur,  by  tolling  the  bell  for  the 
first  district ;  striking  twice,  with  short  intervals,  for  the 
second  district;  striking  three  times,  with  short  intervals,  for 
the  third  district ;  striking  four  times,  with  short  intervals, 
for  the  fourth  district ;  and  striking  five  times,  with  short 
intervals,  for  the  fifth  district.  Said  ringing  and  tolling  of 
the  exchange  bell  to  continue  for  a  space  of  time  not  ex- 
ceeding thirty  minutes  duration,  when  it  shall  cease :  Pro- 
vided, nevertheless.  That  if  during  the  prevalence  of  one  fire 
in  any  part  of  the  city,  there  should  occur  a  fire  in  another 
part  of  the  city,  then  and  in  that  case  it  shall  be  the  duty  of 
the  watchmen  in  the  cupola  of  the  exchange,  to  designate 
the  district  where  such  second  fire  may  occur,  by  tolling  and 
striking  the  exchange  bell  in  the  manner  above  prescribed. 

Sec  3.    And,  be  it  further  ordained,  That  it  shall  be  the 


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duty  of  the  officer  of  the  watch  to  cause  the  alarm  of  fire  to 
be  extended  by  ringing  the  bell  of  the  guard  house  without 
cessation,  from  the  discovery  of  any  fire  in  the  city  till  the 
same  shall  be  subdued. 

Sec.  4.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  it  shall  be 
the  duty  of  the  officers  of  the  Fire  Company,  and  of  the  city 
watch,  to  report  all :  neglects  of  the  duties  required  by  the 
provisions  of  this  Ordinance,  and  upon  conviction  before 
the  police  court  of  Savannah,  such  offender,  so  convicted, 
shall  be  fined  in  a  sum  not  exceeding  ten  dollars,  or  be  dis- 
missed from  service. 

Sec.  5.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  2d  August,  1846. 

H.  K.  BURROUGHS,  Mayor. 

Attest:  A.  C.  Davenport,  Clerk  Council. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
Entitled  an  Ordinance,  to  amend  and  to  add  to  the  fire 
ordinances  now  of  force  in  the  City  of  Savannah. 

Sec  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of 
i  he  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  the  Oglethorpe  Fire  Company,  and  the  Washington  Fire 
Company  of  the  City  of  Savannah,  shall  each  on  their  first 
regular  meeting  in  January,  in  each  and  every  year  here- 
after, nominate  respectively,  out  of  their  bodies  respectively, 
their  first  two  officers,  and  shall  report  said  nominations  to 
the  Mayor  and  Aldermen-  of  the  City  of  Savannah  and 
the  hamlets  thereof,  at  the  first  meeting  of  said  board 
thereafter,  and  the  said  Mayor  and  Aldermen  shall  confirm 
or  reject,  the  said  persons  so  nominated  to  them,  and  if  they 
shall  reject  them  or  either  of  them  the  said  Fire  Companies 
shall  proceed  to  nominate  other  persons  in  lieu  of  those 
rejected,  and  whenever  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the  City 
of  Savannah  shall  confirm  said  nominations,  the  said 
persons  so  confirmed,  shall  become  the  first  and  second 


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officers  of  said  companies  and  therefore  ex-officio  additional 
members  of  the  Savannah  Fire  Company,  but  subject  to  all 
the  rules  and  regulations  of  said  Savannah  Fire  Company  in 
the  same  manner  as  any  other  members  of  said  Savannah 
Fire  Company. 

Sec.  2.  And  be  it  farther  ordained,  That  immediately 
upon  the  termination  of  their  official  position,  either  by 
resignation  or  otherwise,  all  the  rights,  duties  and  responsi- 
bilities created  by  this  Ordinance,  shall  cease  to  exist,  in 
them  and  be  transferred  to  their  successors. 

Sec  3.  And  he  it  further  ordained,  That  no  cistern, 
engine  house,  engine,  fire  plug,  ladder,  fire  hooks,  buckets, 
axes,  nor  any  other  property  or  apparatus  used  for  extin- 
guishing fires,  belonging  to  the  City  of  Savannah  shall  be 
used  at  any  fire  by  any  person  or  persons'  except  under  the 
direction,  management,  and  control  of  the  Savannah  Fire 
Company  through  its  acting  chief  and  all  orders  given  to  any 
Fire  Company  through  said  acting  chief  or  any  member  of 
the  Savannah  Fire  Company  acting  by  his  orders  shall  be 
obeyed  by  all  Fire  Companies  whether  their  acting  first  or 
second  officers  be  present  or  not. 

Sec.  .4.  And  he  it  further  ordained,  That  the  Chief 
Firemen  or  such  person  as  may  be  acting  in  his  place  shall 
have  power  if  any  person  shall  violate  any  of  the  provisions 
of  this  Ordinance  or  shall  refuse  or  neglect  to  obey  any 
command  to  cause  the  City  Marshal  or  any  City  Constable, 
or  in  their  absence  it  shall  be  lawful  for  any  fireman  to 
arrest  such  person  and  bring  them  before  the  Mayor  or  any 
of  the  Aldermen  presen  t  who  is  hereby  authorized  to  con- 
mit  him  to  the  guard  house  until  the  next  day,  if  at  night,  or 
if  in  day  time  to  commit  the  said  offender  to  the  custody  of 
a  Guard  until  the  extinguishment  of  the  fire  and  thereafter 
take  his  recognizance  to  appear  before  the  Mayor  at  the  next 
ensuing  Police  Court,  and  on  conviction  thereof  shall  be 
fined  in  a  sum  not  exceeding  thirty  dollars. 

Sec,  5.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  1st  October,  1853. 

R.  WAYNE,  Mayor, 


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AN  ORDINANCE, 

To  amend  the  various  Ordinances  of  the  City  of  Savannah 
and  the  hamlets  thereof,  passed  for  the  purpose  of  pre- 
serving the  City  of  Savannah  from  fire. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  oj 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof,  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  from  and  after  the  passage  of  this  Ordinance,  no  wood- 
en house,  building,  shed,  fence,  or  structure  of  wood,  which 
encroaches  upon  any  public  street,  lane,  alley,  or  place 
within  the  limits  of  the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  hamlets 
thereof,  shall  be  altered  or  changed  in  any  way  or  manner 
whatsoever. 

Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  no  wooden 
house,  building,  shed,  fence,  or  structure  of  wood,  shall  be 
repaired  within  the  fire  limits  of  the  City  of  Savannah  and 
the  hamlets  thereof,  unless  permission  therefor  shall  have 
previously  been  obtained  from  the  City  Council,  who  are 
hereby  authorized  to  grant  such  permission  upon  receiving 
in  writing  from  the  Chief  Fireman  of  the  City  of  Savannah, 
a  certificate  that  such  repairs  will  not  amount  to  a  rebuild- 
ing of  such  house,  building,  shed,  structure  or  fence. 

Sec.  3.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  wherever  and 
whenever  the  repairs  upon  any  wooden  house,  building, 
shed,  structure,  or  fence  of  wood,  shall  exceed  a  moiety 
thereof,  the  same  shall  be  held,  deemed  and  considered  a 
rebuilding  under  this  ordinance,  and  the  Chief  Fireman  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  is  hereby  prohibited  from  granting  the 
certificate  mentioned  in  the  second  section  of  this  ordinance. 

Sec.  4.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  whenever 
hereafter  any  house,  building,  shed,  or  structure  already 
erected  within  the  fire  limits  of  the  City  of  Savannah  shall 
be  roofed  or  covered,  it  shall  be  roofed  or  covered  with 
slate,  tile,  tin,  or  some  incombustible  composition. 

Sec.  5.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  if  any  per- 
son or  persons  shall  violate  any  of  the  provisions  of  this 
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Ordinance,  he,  she,  or  they,  on  conviction  before  the  police 
court,  shall  be  fined  in  the  sum  of  one  hundred  dollars  per 
day  for  each  and  every  day  such  house,  building,  shed, 
fence  or  structure  shall  remain  repaired,  altered,  changed, 
or  improved  in  any  way  or  manner,  whatever,  or  roofed  or 
covered,  contrary  to  the  provisions  of  this  Ordinance.  And 
every  mechanic,  artificer,  or  other  person  who  shall  be  in- 
strumental in.  the  rebuilding,  repairing,  altering,  changing, 
or  improving  in  any  way  or  manner  whatever,  any  wooden 
house,  building,  shed,  fence,  or  structure,  contrary  to  the 
provisions  of  this  Ordinance,  and  all  persons  concerned  in 
roofing  and  covering  any  house,  building,  shed  or  structure, 
contrary  to  the  provisions  of  this  Ordinance,  he,  she,  or  they, 
on  conviction  before  the  police  court,  shall  be  fined  in  the 
sum  of  one  hundred  dollars.  One  half  of  the  fines  im- 
posed by  this  Ordinance  shall  be  payable  to  the  informer, 
the  other  half  to  the  City  Treasury. 

Sec  6.  And  be  it  farther  ordained,  That  it  shall  and 
may  be  lawful  for  the  Mayor  and  Chief  Fireman  of  the  City 
of  Savannah  and  the  hamlets  thereof,  to  cause  any  house, 
building,  shed,  structure,  or  fence  of  wood  to  be  pulled 
down  or  removed  whenever  they  shall  consider  the  same 
a  nuisance  or  dangerous,  or  in  violation  of  the  fire  Ordinances 
of  the  said  city.  The  expense  of  such  pulling  down  or  re- 
moval to  be  paid  by  the  City  Treasury,  except  in  cases  of 
nuisance  or  in  cases  of  violation  of  the  fire  Ordinances, 
when  it  shall  be  borne  by  the  owner. 

Sec  7.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  any  wooden 
building  in  the  condition  authorized  by  this  Ordinance,  may 
be  removed  from  one  part  of  a  lot  to  any  other  part  of  the 
same  lot,  even  though  within  the  fire  limits,  provided  the 
permission  of  council  is  first  had  and  obtained. 

Sec  8.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  it  shall  not  be 
lawful  for  any  person  or  persons,  or  body  corporate  to  keep 
within  any  one  enclosure  more  than  two  hundred  and  fifty 
cords  of  light  or  pine  wood,  and  the  Chief  Fireman  shall 
have  authority  to  enter  any  enclosure  and  measure  said 


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wood;  and  on  proof  of  more  than  the  above  quantity,  the 
person  or  persons  offending,  shall  be  fined  one  hundred 
dollars  for  each  day  that  the  same  may  remain,  to  be  paid 
to  the  fire  company  for  its  use  and  benefit. 
Sec.  9.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  29th  June,  1854. 

JOHN  E.  WARD,  Mayor. 
Attest:  Edward  G.  Wilson,  Clerk  Council 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  relieve  George  Anderson  from  the  penalty  set  forth  in  an 
Ordinance  entitled  an  Ordinance  to  secure  the  City  of 
Savannah  from  damage  by  fire,  passed  3d  April,  1834. 

Whereas,  George  Anderson  made  application  to  the 
Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the  City  of  Savannah  and  the 
hamlets  thereof,  in  council  met,  for  leave  to  make  addition 
or  additions  to  his  wooden  house  on  lot  number  (4)  four, 
Derby  ward,  and  city  aforesaid,  of  wooden  materials.  And 
whereas,  a  committee  of  council,  appointed  for  that  purpose, 
examined  into  the  expediency  of  said  application:  and 
whereas  the  same  was  granted  by  resolution  of  council 
aforesaid. 

Sec  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah,  and  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  assembled, , 
and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same. 
That  from  and  after  the  passing  of  this  Ordinance,  the  said 
George  Anderson  is  hereby  relieved  from  and  all  penalty 
incurred  against  the  aforesaid  cited  Ordinance,  by  erecting 
or  having  erected  addition  or  additions  to  his  wooden  house 
of  wooden  materials,  situate  and  lying  on  lot  number  (4) 
four,  Derby  ward,  in  the  City  of  Savannah,  aforesaid.  Pro- 
vided, that  the  same  be  covered  with  slate,  tile  or  other  in- 
combustible materials. 

Passed  in  Council  9th  November,  1837. 

M.  HALL  McALLISTER,  Mayor. 


220  FIRE. 

AN  ORDINANCE, 

To  relieve  Charles  L.  Lodge  from  the  penalty  set  forth  in 
an  Ordinance  entitled  an  Ordinance  to  amend  an  Ordi- 
nance passed  on  the  8th  June,  1852,  to  extend  the  Fire 
Limits  of  the  City,  passed  August  26th,  1853. 

Whereas,  Charles  L.  Lodge  has  erected  a  wooden  build- 
ing on  the  corner  of  Huntington  and  Jefferson  streets,  in 
violation  of  the  Ordinance  entitled  an  Ordinance  to  amend 
an  Ordinance  passed  on  the  8th  June,  1852,  to  extend  the 
lire  limits  of  the  city,  as  said  Ordinance  restricts  the  heigh th 
of  all  wooden  buildings  to  twenty  feet,  and  his  building  is 
twenty-five  feet  high:  And  whereas,  it  has  been  proved 
under  oath  that  he  committed  said  violation  in  entire  ignor- 
ance of  said  Ordinance  and  was  not  notified  by  any  city 
officer  until  his  building  was  so  nearly  completed  that  he 
could  not  pull  it  down  or  alter  the  plan  without  a  very  serious 
pecuniary  loss,  and  he  has  no  lot  of  ground  whither  he 
could  remove  it. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  from  and  after  the  passage  of  this  Ordinance,  the  said 
Charles  L.  Lodge  is  hereby  relieved  from  any  and  all  penalty 
incurred  against  the  aforesaid  Ordinance  by  having  erected 
a  wooden  building  of  more  than  twenty  feet  in  height  on 
the  corner  of  Huntington  and  Jefferson  streets :  Provided 
that  said  building  be  covered  in  all  its  parts  with  slate,  tile, 
or  metal,  and  provided  that  no  addition  shall  at  any  future 
time  be  made  to  the  house  of  the  same  heighth  as  the  pres- 
ent building. 

Sec.  2.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  25th  August,  1853. 

R.  WAYNE,  Mayor. 


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GRANTS. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  vest  in  fee  simple  in  the  Deacons  of  the  Baptist  Church 
of  the  City  of  Savannah,  and  their  successors  in  office, 
lots  Nos.  27  and  28,  Brown  ward. 

Sec.  I.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained,  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  the  lots  known  by  the  numbers  (27)  twenty-seven,  and 
(28,)  twenty-eight,  be  and  the  same  are  hereby  absolutely 
vested  in  fee  simple  in  John  Shick,  Horace  Blair,  and  Thom- 
as T upper,  deacons  of  the  Baptist  Church  /  of  the  said  city, 
and  their  successors  in  office  for  the  sole  purpose  of  erecting 
thereon  a  place  of  worship  for  the  use  and  benefit  of  said 
church,  provided  the  same  be  erected  within  five  years, 

Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained.  That  the  Clerk  of 
Council  be  and  he  is  hereby  authorized  to  make  out  the 
necessary  title  for  said  lots  numbers  (27)  twenty-seven,  and 
(28)  twenty-eight,  Brown  ward,  and  that  he  cause  the  same 
to  be  forthwith  executed  and  delivered  to  the  aforesaid  dea- 
cons of  said  church, 

Passed  in  Council  12th  February,  1829. 

W,  THORNE  WILLIAMS,  Mayor. 

Attest:  M.  Myers,  Clerk  Council. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  vest  lot  No.  (64)  Brown  Ward  in  the  Hebrew  Congrega- 
tion of  the  City  of  Savannah. 


Sec  1.  Be  it  Ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 


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sembled,  and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same. 
That  lot  number  sixty-four,  (No.  64)  Brown  Ward  be,  and 
the  same  is  hereby  absolutely  vested  in  Moses  Sheftall, 
Abraham  De  Lyon,  Isaac  Cohen,  David  Leon,  Jacob 
De  Lamotta,  Sheftall  Sheftall,  and  Levi  Hart,  and  their 
successors  in  office  to,  and  for  the  use  of  the  Hebrew  Con- 
gregation of  the  City  of  Savannah  :  Provided,  the  said  lot 
be  used  and  appropriated  solely  for  the  purpose  of  con- 
tinuing thereon  a  place  of  worship  for  said  congregation  and 
appropriating  it  to  no  other  purpose  whatsoever. 
Passed  in  Council  12th  March,  1829. 

W  R.  WARING,  Chairman, 
Attest:  M.  Myers,  Clerk  Council. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
Granting   to    the  State  of  Georgia  a  lot  of  ground  on 
which  to  erect  an  Arsenal,  and  repealing  the  Ordinance 
passed  on  the  12th  of  February  1829. 

Whereas,  the  General  Assembly  at  its  last  session  passed 
the  following  Act : 

"To  authorize  and  provide  lor  the  building  of  an  Arsenal 
in  the  City  of  Savannah  for  the  preservation  and  better 
security  of  the  arms  and  munitions  of  war,  the  property  of 
said  State  in  said  city." 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and.  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  a  conveyance  be  made  to  the  State  of  Georgia  in  fee 
simple  for  the  purpose  of  building  an  Arsenal  of  brick  or 
stone  thereon  of  all  that  western  half  of  Trust  lot,  letter  G 
in  Percival  ward,  fronting  on  Whitaker  street,  and  extend- 
ing from  thence  eastwardly,  90  feet  more  or  less,  bounded 
on  the  north  by  President  street,  and  on  the  south  by  York 
street :  Provided,  nevertheless,  that  the  said  half  lot  or  parcel 


GRANTS. 


of  land  shall  be  appropriated  solely  as  a  site  for  an  Arsenal 
and  its  appurtenances  for  the  security  and  preservation  of 
arms  and  munitions  of  war. 

Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  Ordi- 
nance passed  on  the  12th  day  of  February,  1829,  on  this 
subject  and  other  Ordinances  or  parts  of  Ordinances  milita- 
ting against  this  Ordinance  be,  and  the  same  are  hereby 
repealed. 

Passed  in  Council  March  26,  1829. 

W.  THORNE  WILLIAMS,  Mayor. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  vest  in  fee  simple  in  the   Trustees  of  the  Unitarian 
Society  of  the  City  of  Savannah,  and  their  successors  m 
office  lots  35  and  36  in  Brown  ward. 

Sec  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  M ay  or  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  assem- 
bled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  the  lots  known  by  the  numbers  thirty-five  (35)  and 
thirty-six,  (36)  in  Brown  ward,  be  and  the  same  are  hereby 
vested  in  fee  simple  in  John  Davidson,  Jeremiah  Stone, 
Laomi  Baldwin,  Edward  Padleford  and  Samuel  Philbrick, 
Trustees  of  the  Unitarian  Society  of  said  city,  and  their 
successors  in  office  for  the  sole  purpose  of  erecting  thereon 
a  place  of  worship  for  the  use  and  benefit  of  said  Society  : 
Provided,  the  same  be  erected  within  five  years. 

Sec  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  Clerk  of 
Council  be,  and  is  hereby  authorized  to  make  out  the  neces- 
sary titles  for  said  lots,  numbers  (35)  thirty-five,  and  (36) 
thirty-six,  Brown  ward,  and  that  he  cause  the  same  to  be 
forthwith  executed  and  delivered  to  the  aforesaid  Trustees 
of  said  Society. 

Passed  in  Council  30th  June,  1831. 

Attest:  M.  Myers,  Clerk  Council. 


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AN  ORDINANCE, 

To  empower  the  trustees  of  the  Unitarian  Association  to 
sell  lots  Nos,  35  and  36,  Brown  ward. 

Sec,  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  or  darned  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  the  Trustees  of  the  Unitarian  Association  of  Savannah 
have  leave  to  sell  lots  Nos.  35  and  36,  Brown  ward  :  Provi- 
ded that  the  proceeds  of  the  sale  of  said  lots  be  appropriated 
to  purchase  a  lot  subject  to  the  same  conditions  under  which 
the  original  lots  were  granted. 

Sec.  2.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  18th  April,  1833, 

Attest:  M.  Myers,  Clerk  of  Council. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  vest  in  certain  persons  herein  named  two  lots  of  land  in 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  hamlets  thereof,  for  the  pur- 
poses herein  mentioned. 

Sec.  1,  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled^ mid  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same. 
That  from  and  after  the  passing  of  this  Ordinance  the  two 
lots  situate,  lying  and  being  to  the  east  of  the  Old  Cemetery, 
each  containing  sixty  feet  in  front  and  ninety  in  depth,  be 
and  are  hereby  declare;;  to  be  vested  in  Eliza  Mackay, 
Elizabeth  Lloyd  and  Mary  E.  Demere,  in  trust  to  and 
for  the  purposes  of  enclosing  the  same  and  erecting,  con- 
structing and  building  i hereon  a  suitable  and  proper  house 
or  houses  for  such  widows  as  they  may  deem  objects  of 
their  bounty  and  charity  :  Provided  always,  that  it  shall 
not  be  lawful  for  the  sain  trustees  or  their  successors  to  alien, 
bargain,  sell,  or  convey  in  any  manner,  the  said  lots  hereby 
granted,  or  to  use  them  for  any  other  purpose  except  that 


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of  affording  a  refuge  and  place  of  habitation  for  such  wi- 
dows, as  the  said  trustees  or  their  successors  may  deem  ob- 
jects of  their  charity. 

Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  if  the  said 
lots  be  converted  to  any  other  uses  than  the  one  above  set 
forth,  they  shall  be  considered  as  immediately  reverting  to 
and  vesting  in  the  said  Mayor  and  Aldermen,  and  their  suc- 
cessors, as  if  they  had  never  been  granted  by  them,  and  it 
shall  be  lawful  for  any  person  under  their  authority  to  take 
possession  of  the  lots  hereby  granted. 
Passed  in  Council  19th  April,  1832. 

W.-  R.  WARING,  Mayor. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
Authorizing  a  conveyance  in  fee  simple  to  the  United  States 
of  a  piece  of  ground  for  new  Barracks. 

Sec.  1  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled,  and  it  is  hereby  ordain  ed  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  upon  the  payment  into  the  City  Treasury  of  the 
sum  of  twelve  thousand  dollars,  a  conveyance  be  made  in 
fee  simple  to  the  United  States  for  the  purpose  of  erecting 
barracks  thereon  for  the  accommodation  of  the  troops  of  the 
United  States,  of  all  that  piece  of  ground  or  parcel  ot  land 
situate,  lying,  and  being  on  the  South  common  of  said  city, 
extending  from  the  southern  line  of  Liberty  street,  as  herein 
after  defined.  Two  hundred  and  twelve  feet  six  inches 
southernly,  and  from  the  eastern  line  of  Bull  street  continued, 
three  hundred  and  two  feet  six  inches,  to  the  western  line 
of  Drayton  street  continued  embracing  within  said  limits 
a  space  equal  to  the  opposite  ty thing,  in  Brown  ward, 
including  the  lane. 

Sec  2.    And  be   it  further  ordained,  That  the  width 
of  Liberty  mm  shall  be  one  hundred  and  forty  feet,  (see 
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GRANTS. 


amendment,  section  1  of  Ordinance  28th  March,  1837, 
title  "  Commons  and  Grants,")  measured  from  the  southern 
line  of  lots  on  said  street  and  extending  to  the  northern  line 
of  the  piece  of  ground  hereby  granted. 
Sec.  3.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  22d  August,  1833. 

W.  THORNE  WILLIAMS,  Mayor, 


AN  ORDINANCE^ 
To  vest  in  George  G.  Faries,  William  King,  and  William 
Crabtree,  Jr.,  two  lots  of  land  in  the  City  of  Savannah, 
in  trust  for  the  First  Presbyterian  Church  in  said  city, 
and  to  authorize  them  to  sell  or  to  lease  the  same. 

Whereas,  the  association  of  christians  in  Savannah, 
known  by  the  name  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Church  in 
Savannah,  have  not  been  incorporated  by  the  General  As- 
sembly ot  the  State  of  Georgia,  and  have  applied  for  a  do- 
nation of  city  property  to  give  effect  to  said  application. 

Sec.  1.  'Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  assem- 
bled^ and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  those  two  lots  situated  in  Brown  ward,  Numbered 
thirty-seven  (37)  and  thirty  eight  (38),  be  and  the  same  are 
hereby  granted  and  conveyed  to  and  vested  in  George  G. 
Faries,  William  King,  and  William  Crabtree,  Jr.,  and  the 
survivors  or  survivor  of  them  and  the  heirs  and  assigns  of 
such  survivor,  in  trust  to  and  for  the  use  and  benefit  of  the 
said  association  of  christians  known  by  the  name  of  the 
First  Presbyterian  Church  in  Savannah. 

Sec.  2.  Jind  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  said  George 
G.  Faries,  William  King  and  William  Crabtree.  Jr.,  and  the 
survivors  and  survivor  of  them  shall  be,  and  they  are  here- 
by empowered,  at  any  time  hereafter,  to  sell  the  said  two 
lots,  or  either  of  them,  in  fee  simple,  or  otherwise;,  or  to 


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grant  leases  for  the  use  and  benefit  of  the  said  First  Presby- 
terian Church  in  Savannah. 

Passed  in  Council  26th  June,  1834. 

W.  THORNE  WILLIAMS,  Mayor, 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  vest  in  Samuel  J.  Bryan,  Francis  M.  Stone,  Laban 
Wright,  Benjamin  Snider,  John  B.  Davis, Nathaniel  Lewis, 
Murray  Reed  and  William  Quantock,  one  lot  of  land  in 
the  City  of  Savannah,  in  trust  for  the  Methodist  Episco- 
pal Church  in  said  city,  and  to  authorize  them  to  sell  or 
lease  the  same. 

Whereas,  the  association  of  christians  in  the  City  of  Sa- 
vannah known  by  the  name  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
Church  have  not  been  incorporated  by  the  General  Assem- 
bly of  the  State  of  Georgia,  and  have  applied  for  a  donation 
of  city  property  to  give  effect  to  said  application. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  assem- 
bled,  and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  one  lot  of  land  in  said  city,  situate  in  Jackson  ward, 
and  numbered  forty  eight,  be,  and  the  same  is  hereby  grant- 
ed and  conveyed,  and  vested,  in  Samuel  J.  Bryan,  Francis 
M.  Stone,  Laban  Wright,  Benjamin  Snider,  John  B.  Davis, 
Nathaniel  Lewis,  Murray  Reed,  and  William  Quantock, 
and  the  survivors  and  survivor  of  them,  and  the  heirs  and 
assigns  of  such  survivor,  in  trust  to  and  for  the  use  and 
benefit  of  the  said  association  of  christians,  known  by  the 
name  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church  in  Savannah,  with 
full  powers  in  said  persons  and  the  survivors  and  survivor 
of  them  and  the  heirs  and  assigns  of  such  survivor  at  any 
time  thereafter  to  sell  the  said  lot  in  fee  simple,  or  lease  the 
same  for  the  benefit  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church  in 
Savannah. 

Passed  in  Council  llth  December,  1834. 

W.  THORNE  WILLIAMS,  Mayor. 


GRANTS. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 

To  grant  to  the  Central  Rail  Road  and  Banking  Company 
of  Georgia,  five  acres  of  land  in  Oglethorpe  ward,  and 
the  low  lands  adjoining,  and  the  right  of  way  to  said 
Company,  through  the  city  lands  from  thence  to  Mus- 
grove  creek. 

Whereas,  the  said  company  has  applied  to  this  corpora- 
tion for  the  grant  of  a  lot  or  parcel  of  land  in  the  corporate 
limits  of  said  city,  for  the  erection  of  a  depot,  for  their 
road,  and  for  workshops  and  other  appurtenances  thereto, 
and  for  the  right  of  way  from  such  lot  or  parcel  of  land 
through  the  city  property  to  Musgrove  creek,  and  it  is  for 
the  interest  of  the  good  citizens  of  said  city  that  such  depot 
should  be  located  within  the  corporate  limits  of  the  city, 
whereby  the  most  general  good  will  be  subserved ;  and 
whereas,  the  deep  interest  which  the  corporation  has  in  the 
enterprise  for  which  this  company  is  formed,  requires  that 
every  reasonable  facility  should  be  given  to  the  forwarding 
of  the  same. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  five  acres  of  land,  comprising  within  the  lines  of 
which  West  Broad  street  is  the  eastern  boundary,  Musgrove 
creek  is  the  west  boundary,  the  Augusta  road  is  the  south 
boundary  and  Oak  street  and  a  line  down  west,  from  its 
western  termination,  is  the  northern  boundary,  be  granted  to 
the  said  Central  Rail  Road  and  Banking  Company  of  Geor- 
gia, in  fee  simple,  with  privilege  to  the  said  company,  to 
locate  the  said  five  acres  in  any  part  of  the  said  parcel  of 
land  comprised  within  the  said  boundaries,  with  the  excep- 
tion of  so  much  ground  as  may  be  requisite  for  a  public 
passage  to  and  from  the  spring,*  and  further,  that  the  right 

*  Amended  in  reference  to  the  spring — see  1st  section  of  Ordinance  passed 
20th  August,  1838, 


GRANTS. 


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of  way,  of  such  width  as  the  said  company  shall  determine 
on,  from  the  lot  of  five  acres  so  to  be  located  and  selected, 
to  Musgrove  Creek,  to  be  also  granted  to  the  said  company, 
and  that  a  conveyance  of  the  said  five  acres  of  land  and  the 
right  of  way,  be  made  to  the  said  company,  so  soon  as  the  said 
company  shall  have  located  the  same;  Provided  nevertheless, 
that  the  same  and  every  part  and  parcel  thereof,  shall  be 
^exclusively  used,  appropriated  and  applied  to  the  necessary 
and  useful  uses  and  purposes  of  a  Rail  Road  depot,  work- 
shops, road  and  appurtenances,  and  that  on  failure  or 
neglect  so  to  use  aad  apply  the  same,  the  same  shall  revert 
and  revest. in  this  corporation  as  if  the  same  had  never  been 
granted. 

Sec.  ,2.  be  it  fwrthzr  ordained,   That  the  said 

company  shall  have  full  power  and  authority  to  close  up 
and  occupy  all  streets  and  lap es  which  shall  be  comprised 
within  the  five  acres  of  land  so  to  be  selected  by  them  or 
which  shall  be  crossed  by  the  £aid  road  in  its  passage  from 
the  said  five  acres  of  land  to  Musgrove's  Creek,  except  a 
street  or  public  passage  way  on  the  east  bank  of  the  canal, 
of  at  least  forty  feet  in  width  which  street,  or  passage  way  on 
the  canal,  said  company  shall  always  be  bound  to  keep  open 
and  fit  for  all  public  purposes  to  which  it  is  now  applied. 

Sec.  3.  Jind  be  it  further  ordained,  That  if  the  said 
company  shall  locate  the  said  five  acres  of  land  or  road  so  as 
to  interfere  with  the  proprietors  of  any  buildings  on  the  said 
city  property,  the  said  company  shall  be  bound  to  pay  to 
such  proprietors  a  fair  valuation  for  any  building  on  the 
land  so  selected  by  them. 

Sec  4.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  24th  November,  1836. 

JOHN  C.  NICOLL,  Mayor. 

Attest :  M.  Myers,  Clerk  Council. 


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GRANTS. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  amend  an  Ordinance  entitled  an  Ordinance  to  grant  to 
the  Central  Railroad  and  Banking  Company  of  Georgia, 
five  acres  ol  land  in  Oglethorpe  ward,  and  the  low  lands 
adjoining,  and  the  right  of  way  to  said  company  through 
the  city  lands,  from  thence  to  Musgrove's  Creek,  passed 
24th  November,  1836, 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same 
That  the  Central  Railroad  &  Banking  Company  of  Georgia,, 
shall  be  at  liberty  to  enclose  the  spring  at  Spring  Hill  within 
the  walls  of  their  depot  :  Provided,  that  the  said  spring  be 
walled  up  with  brick  of  proper  size,  that  the  water  be  led 
from  the  spring  outside  of  the  wail  which  is  about  to  be 
erected  to  the  south  thereof,  by  iron  pipes,  that  a  good  pump 
be  placed  in  the  street  or  road  for  the  public  use,  and  tl  at 
the  water  be  led  off  by  iron  pipes  to  the  low  ground  so  as 
to  keep  a  running  stream  from  the  spring,  and  according  to 
a  plan  in  the  Clerk's  office,  signed  by  L.  0.  Reynolds,  engineer : 
Provided  also,  that  the  contemplated  work  be  approved  and 
sanctioned  by  the  Committee  on  Pumps. 

Sec.  2.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council,  30th  August,  1838. 

M.  HALL  McALLISTER,  Mayor. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  grant  to  the  Central  Rail  Road  and  Banking  Company  of 
Georgia  a  part  of  the  lot  known  as  the  Spring  Hill  lot. 

Sec.  1.  Beit  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Mdermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof,  in  Council  assem- 
bled, and  it  is  hereby  Ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same7 
That  all  that  part  of  the  public  lot  of  land,  known  as  the 


GRANTS. 


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Spring  Hill  lot  which  lies  between  Oak  street  (after  the  same 
is  widened  to  sixty  feet  and  extended  to  the  canal)  and  the 
land  heretofore  granted  to  the  said  company,  and  between 
the  land  so  heretofore  granted  and  West  Boundary  street, 
be,  and  the  same  is  hereby  granted  to  the  said  company  for 
the  purpose  of  a  Rail  Road  depot. 

Passed  in  Council,  30th  January,  1840. 

ROBERT  M.  CHARLTON,  Mayor. 
Attest :  M.  Myers,  Clerk  Council. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  grant  to  the  Savannah  Female  Asylum  two  lots  of  land 
in  the  City  of  Savannah,  for  the  purpose  of  erecting 
thereon  a  building  of  brick  for  the  accommodation  of  the 
orphan  children  in  charge  of  said  Society. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  assem- 
bled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same. 
That  all  those  two  lots  of  land  known  in  the  plan  of  the  west 
part  of  the  city,  by  the  Nos.  32  and  33  Jasper  Ward,  on  the 
east  side  of  Bull  street  continued,  be,  and  the  same  are 
hereby  granted  to  the  Savannah  Female  Asylum,  for  the 
purpose  of  erecting  a  substantial  building  or  buildings  of 
brick  for  the  use  and  accommodation  of  the  Female  Orphan 
children,  under  the  charge  of  the  Directresses  of  said 
Asylum.  Provided,  however,  and  this  grant  is  on  the  condi- 
tio n  that  if  the  said  lots  be  appropriated  or  diverted  to  any 
other  use  whatever,  the  same  shall  revert  to  the  City. 
Passed  in  Council,  23d  February,  1839. 

M.  HALL,  McALLISTER,  Mayor. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  be  entitled  an  Ordinance  to  vest  in  the  Vestry  of  the 


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GRANTS. 


Catholic  Church  of  St.  John  the  Baptist,  and  their  suc- 
cessors in  the  City  of  Savannah,  for  the  use  of  the  Sisters' 
of  Charity,  (an  institution  to  be  established  in  said  city,) 
two  lots  of  land  in  said  city,  for  the  purpose  of  erecting 
thereon  buildings  for  the  accommodation  of  said  sisterhood. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained 'by 'the 'M ray ror  and *f21dermen  of  thg 
€ily  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  assem- 
hledy  and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same. 
That  all  those  two  lots  of  land  situate  in  said  city,  Lafayette 
Ward,,  and  known  by  the  numbers  (&5)  twenty-five,  and 
($6)  twenty-six,  each  containing  (60)  sixty  feet  on  Liberty 
street,  and  (100)  one  hundred  feet  on  Abercorn  streetJfbe  and 
the  same  are  hereby  granted  and  vested  in  the  Vestry  of 
$he  Church  of  St,  John  the  Baptist,  in  the  City  of  Savannah^ 
and  their  successors  in  office,  for  the  use  of  an  institution 
to  be  established  in  said  city,  styled  a  u  Branch  of  the  Sis- 
ters of  Charity  or  Mercy,"  the  object  of  which  institution 
or  association  is  charity,  ministering  to  the  poor  and  sick, 
and  the  instruction  and  education  of  orphans  and  children 
generally,  of  their  own  sex,  without  any  distinction  as  to* 
religious  belief,  under  the  rules  and  regulations  of  their 
order..  Said  two  lots  of  land  above  mentioned  are  hereby 
granted  as  aforesaid  for  the  purpose  of  erecting  thereon  a 
substantial  building  or  buildings  of  brick  or  other  durable 
material,  to  be  covered  with  slate,  tile,  or  metal,  as  a  resi- 
dence for  said  sisterhood  and  to  enable  them  to  carry  out 
the  humane  purposes  of  the  institution :  Provided  that  the 
buildings  be  erected  on  said  lots  within  three  years  from  the 
date  of  this  Ordinance ;  Jlnd provided  further,  and  this  grant 
is  on  the  condition  that  if  at  any  time  said  two  lots  and  build- 
ings to  be  erected  thereon  be  appropriated  or  diverted  to  any 
other  purpose  or  use  than  above  specified  and  more  fully 
set  forth  in  the  petition  praying  the  grant  thereof,  the  same 
shall  revert  to  the  City  of  Savannah. 

Passed  in  Council  11th  August,  1S42. 

W.  THORNE  WILLIAMS,  Mayor. 
Attest:  Elisha  Wylly,  Clerk  of  Council. 


GRANTS. 


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AN  ORDINANCE, 
Granting  a  lot  of  land  to  the  Trustees  of  the  Methodist 
Episcopal  Church  in  Savannah. 

Whereas,  certain  persons,  Ministers,  Trustees  and 
Stewards,  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church  in  Savannah, 
have  petitioned  Council  to  grant  a  lot  of  land  for  the  purpose 
of  enabling  them  to  erect  a  house  of  religious  worship  for 
their  colored  members,  of  whom  the  number  is  represented 
to  be  very  large,  and  under  the  exclusive  instruction  of  white 
ministers,  and  Council  considering  the  object  to  be  good 
and  the  prayer  of  the  petitioners  proper  to  be  granted. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  lot  No.  (10  )  ten  in  Crawford  ward  fronting  north  on 
South  Broad  street,  be,  and  the  same  is  hereby  granted  to 
F.  M.  Stone,  Laban  Wright,  Asa  Holt,  Benjamin  Snider, 
Emanuel  Sheftall,  Emanuel  Heidt,  James  Porcher,  Mordecai 
Sheftall,  Jr.,  and  William  Quantock,  Trustees  of  the 
Methodist  Episcopal  Church  in  Savannah,  and  their  suc- 
cessors in  office,  and  assigns  in  fee  simple  for  the  purpose 
of  enabling  them  to  construct  a  house  of  religious  worship 
for  their  colored  members  with  full  power  either  to  erect 
such  house  thereon,  or  to  sell  the  lot  and  apply  it  to  the  pur- 
chase of  another  lot  within  the  city  or  otherwise,  as  to  them 
shall  appear  expedient. 

Sec.  2.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council,  25th  July,  1844. 

WM.  THORNE  WILLIAMS,  Mayor. 

Attest :  Wm.  P.  Bowen,  Clerk  Council 


AN  ORDINANCE, 

To  vest  in  the  wardens  and  vestry  of  St.  Johns'  Church  in 
Savannah  one  lot  of  land  in  Pulaski  ward. 
30 


234 


GRANTS, 


Sec.  1 .  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  asse?n 
bled,  and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  lot  No.  thirty-two  (32)  in  Pulaski  ward  bounded  north 
by  a  lane,  east  by  Whitaker  street,  south  by  Jones  street  and 
west  by  lot  No.  thirty-one  (31)  be,  and  the  same  is  hereby 
granted  to  and  vested  in  the  wardens  and  vestry  of  St.  John's 
Church  in  Savannah,  and  their  successors  in  office  in  fee 
simple,  with  full  power  to  sell  or  otherwise  dispose  of  the 
same  for  the  benefit  of  said* Church. 

Sec.  2.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  19th  September,  1844. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
Entitled  an  Ordinance  to  grant  to  and  vest  in  the  Georgia 
Historical  Society  lot  number  seventy-three  (73,)  Lafa- 
yette ward,  City  of  Savannah,  in  fee  simple,  and  to  repeal 
all  ordinances  heretofore  passed  militating  against  the  same. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof,  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same* 
That  all  Ordinances  heretofore  passed  in  council,  which  vest 
in  the  Georgia  Historical  Society  the  said  lot  number  seven- 
ty-three (73),  Lafayette  ward,  upon  any  condition  or  limi- 
tation, which  is,  or  may  be  therein  expressed,  or  which  in 
any  manner  shall  militate  against  this  Ordinance  be,  and 
the  same  are  hereby  repealed. 

Sec  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  said  lot 
number  seventy-three  (73),  Lafayette  ward,  and  City  of  Sa- 
vannah, with  all  and  singular  its  rights,  members,  appur- 
tenances, and  improvements,  be,  and  the  same  is  hereby, 
granted  to  and  vested  in  the  said  Georgia  Historical  Society 
and  its  successors  in  office,  in  fee  simple,  absolute  to  have 


GRANTS. 


235 


and  to  hold  the  same  unto  the  said  the  Georgia  Historical 
Society  and  its  successors  in  office  forever. 
Passed  in  Council  22d  July,  1847. 

H.  K.  BURROUGHS,  Mayor. 
Attest :  A.  C.  Davenport,  Clerk  Council. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  amend  an  Ordinance  entitled  an  Ordinance  to  grant  to  and 
vest  in  the  Georgia  Historical  Society  lot  number  seventy- 
three  (73),  Lafayette  ward,  City  of  Savannah,  in  fee 
simple  and  to  repeal  all  Ordinances  or  parts  of  Ordinances 
heretofore  passed  militating  against  the  same,  passed  in 
council  22d  July  1847,  and  for  other  purposes. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hwnlets  thereof,  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  the  above  recited  Ordinance  be,  and  the  same  is  here- 
by amended,  as  that  the  word  "  Lafayette  "  wherever  the 
same  occurs  in  the  title  and  body  of  said  Ordinance  shall 
read  "Crawford,"  and  the  word  "Crawford"  is  hereby  sub- 
stituted therein,  in  the  place  of  the  word  "Lafayette.'* 

Sec  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  third 
section  of  the  Ordinance  entitled  an  Ordinance  granting  to 
Charles  B.  Cleskey,  on  ground  rent,  five  lots  south  of  the 
old  Cemetery,  to  attach  the  said  lots  and  others,  to  Craw- 
ford ward,  and  to  prohibit  the  future  purchasers  and  owners 
of  certain  other  lots  from  building  thereon  in  wood,  passed 
4th  April,  1844,  be,  and  the  same  is  hereby  revived. 
Passed  in  Council  19th  August,  1847. 

H.  E.  BURROUGHS,  Mayor, 

Attest:  A.  C.  Davenport,  Clerk  Council. 


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GRANTS. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  be  entitled  an  Ordinance  granting  to  the  Justices  of  the 
Inferior  Court  of  Chatham  County,  lots  Nos.  11,  12,  13, 
and  14,  in  Lafayette  ward,  and  the  brick  wall  enclosing 
the  same,  and  all  the  buildings  and  improvements  on  the 
same,  within  the  said  wall. 

Whereas,  in  and  by  a  memorial  of  the  honorable,  the 
Justices  of  the  Inferior  Court  of  Chatham  County,  it  is  rep- 
resented  to  the  city  council,  that  after  many  embarrassments 
they  have  succeeded  in  accomplishing  their  wishes  by  the 
erection  of  a  new  jail  and  are  waiting  only  until  the  walls 
have  become  sufficiently  dry  to  authorize  its  being  inhabited, 
to  place  it  under  the  control  of  the  city  authorities,  and  also 
that  "  the  cost  of  the  building  has  not  only  exhausted  the 
funds  of  the  county,  but  it  has  also  exceeded  the  means 
of  payment,"  and  they  request  them  that  an  Ordinance  be 
passed,  or  such  other  means  adopted  as  will  carry  into  effect 
the  resolution  of  council,  of  the  19th  of  August,  1839: 
And  whereas,  by  a  report  of  a  committee  of  council,  adopted 
by  council  on  that  day  it  was  recommended  "  that  the 
proceeds  of  the  sales  of  the  four  lots  which  will  be  laid  off 
from  the  present  jail  lot  to  be  given  for  the]  purpose  of  aid- 
ing in  the  erection  of  a  new  jail,"  as  well  as  the  materials 
of  the  present  jail,  or  an  equivalent  thereto  in  money. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  lots  Nos.  (11,  12,  13,  and  14,)  eleven,  twelve,  thirteen, 
and  fourteen,  in  Lafayette  ward,  in  the  City  of  Savannah, 
and  the  wall  now  enclosing  and  all  the  buildings  and 
improvements  on  the  same  and  within  the  said  wall, 
be  and  the  same  are  hereby  granted  to  the  Justices  of  the 
Inferior  Court  of  Chatham  County  and  their  successors  in 
office  and  assigns  in  fee  simple,  this  grant  to  take  effect  from 
and  immediately  after  the  delivery  of  the  new  jail  to  the 
city  authorities.    (The  remaining  portion  of  the  section  re- 


GRANTS, 


£37 


pealed  by  Ordinance  passed  10th  June,  1847,  immediately 
succeeding  this  Ordinance. 
Sec.  2,    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  17th  September,  1846, 

H.  K  BURROUGHS,  Mayor, 
Attest:  John  C.  Hunter,  Clerk  of  Council. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  amend  an  Ordinance  entitled  an  Ordinance  granting  to 
the  Justices  of  the  Inferior  Court  of  Chatham  County, 
lots  11,  12,  13,  14,  in  Lafayette  ward,  and  the  brick  wail 
enclosing  the  same,  and  all  the  buildings  and  improve- 
ments on  the  area,  within  the  said  wall,  passed  17th  Sep- 
tember, 1846. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Mdermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  assem- 
bled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  so  much  of  the  Ordinance  as  requires  the  lots  to  be  sold 
within  one  year  and  the  buildings  and  wall  enclosing  the 
same  to  be  removed  within  six  months  from  the  date  of  the 
said  Ordinance  be  and  the  same  are  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  2.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  10th  June,  1847. 

H.  K.  BURROUGHS,  Mayor, 

Attest:  A.  C,  Davenport,  Clerk  of  Council; 


AN  ORDINANCE. 
Whereas,  Moses  Eastman  is  about  to  erect  a  church  on  lot 
marked  (W.)  in  Anson  ward,  fronting  Oglethorpe  square, 
and  is  desirous  of  placing  the  turrets  of  said  Church  on 
the  ground  allotted  for  porticoes,  and  whereas  the  owners 
of  all  the  lots  fronting  on  said  square  having  acquiesced 
in  the  same.. 


GRANTS. 


.  Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof]  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same. 
That  the  said  Moses  Eastman  have  leave  to  erect  the  towers 
or  turrets  of  said  church  on  the  ground  now  alloted  for 
porticoes,  any  usage  or  Ordinance  to  the  contrary  notwith- 
standing. 

Passed  in  Council,  25th  April,  1850. 

R.  WAYNE,  Mayor. 
Attest:  Edward  G.  Wilson,  Clerk  Council 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  authorize  the  Savannah  Free  School  Society  to  sell  lot 
No.  39  Brown  ward,  and  to  reinvest  the  proceeds  of  said 
sale,  in  another  lot,  to  be  by  them  selected,  to  be  held  by 
them  upon  the  same  conditions  as  are  now  annexed  to 
their  title  to  the  lot  No.  39  Brown  ward. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of 
theCity  of  Savannvh  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  the  Savannah  Free  School  Society  be,  and  they  are 
hereby  authorized  to  sell  and  convey  absolutely,  free  from 
all  incumbances,  the  lot  of  land  No.  39  Brown  ward,  now 
in  their  possession  under  a  grant  from  the  corporation, 
And  that  they  be  further  authorized  to  purchase,  with  the 
proceeds  of  said  lot,  another  lot  in  the  City  of  Savannah, 
to  be  selected  by  them :  Provided,  That  all  the  rights  re- 
served to  the  City  of  Savannah  in  the  grant  of  lot  No.  39 
Brown  ward,  shall  be  expressed  and  contained  in  the  title 
they  may  receive  for  the  lot  they  may  purchase. 

Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  said  lot, 
when  purchased  by  the  said  Free  School  Society,  and  the 
improvements  they  may  place  upon  it  shall  be  exempt, 
while  used  by  them,  from  all  taxation. 

Passed  in  Council  23d  September,  1852. 

RICHA  a)  1).  ARNOLD,  Mayor. 

Attest :  R,  F.  Aiken,  Clerk  Council. 


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AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  be  entitled  an  Ordinance  to  appropriate;  and  set  apart 
a  lot  whereupon  to  erect  an  Engine  House  and  Fireman's 
Hall. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  Ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same. 
That  a  lot  of  land,  sixty  feet  in  width,  and  ninety  feet  in 
depth,  situate  at  the  southwest  corner  of  Abercorn  and  South 
Broad  streets,  be,  and  the  same  is  hereby  set  apart  for  the 
purpose  of  having  erected  thereon  a  new  Engine  House 
and  Fireman's  Hall,  for  the  use  of  the  Savannah  Fire 
Company.  (See  1st  section  of  Ordinance  passed  3d  No- 
vember, 18o3 — title  "Commons  and  Grants.5, 

Sec.  2.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  5th  May,  1S53. 

R.  WAYNE,  Mayor. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  give  to  the  Savannah  Floating  Dry  Dock  Company  and 
Iron  Steamboat  Company  the  control  of  the  wharves  hired 
or  leased  by  them  for  their  own  use. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  oj 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled,  and  it  is  hereby  ordained,  by  the  authority  of  the  same. 
That  from  and  after  the  passage  of  this  ordinance  the  Savan- 
nah Floating  Dry  Dock  Company  shall  be  entitled  to  the 
exclusive  uses,  control  and  management  of  the  wharves 
leased  or  hired  by  said  company  for  the  purpose  of  docking 
repairing  or  building  vessels. 

Sec  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  said  Iron 
Steamboat  Company,  shall  be  entitled  to  the  same  privileges 


GRANTS. 


hereinbefore  granted  to  the  Savannah  Floating  Dry  Dock 
Company. 

Sec.  3,  Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council,  1 2th  February  185a 

Attest:  R.  Fs  Aiken,  Clerk  Council 


AN  ORDINANCE, 

To  give  to  the  Savannah  Steam  Rice  Mill  Company  the 
control  of  the  river  front  of  the  wharf  owned  by  said 
company. 

Whereas,  It  is  necessary  to  allow  the  said  Company  the 
privilege  of  occupying  at  ail  times  the  said  wharf  head  by 
vessels  containing  rice. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same*, 
That  the  Savannah  Steam  Rice  Mill  Company  shall  at  all 
times  hereafter  have  privilege  of  occupying  the  river  front 
of  the  wharf  by  vessels  containing  rice,  any  law,  usage,  or 
Ordinance  to  the  contrary  notwithstanding. 
Passed  in  Council  iJ0th  May,  185.2. 

JOHN  W.  ANDERSON,  Mayor  pro.  tern. 

Attest:  R.  F.  Aiken,  Clerk  of  Council 


AN  ORDINANCE, 

To  set  aside  a  lot  of  land  for  the  future  erection  of  a  Guard 

House. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled^ and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same. 
That  the  lot  of  land  situate  at  the  southwest  corner  of  Hab- 


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ersham  and  South  Broad  street,  not  exceeding  ninety  feet 
in  width,  by  two  hundred  and  seventy  feet  in  depth,  be, 
and  the  same  is  hereby  set  aside  for  the  erection  of  a  Guard 
House. 

Sec.  2.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  2d  June,  1854. 

JOHN  E.  WARD,  Mayor. 
.  Attest :  Edward  G,  "Wilson,  Clerk  Council. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  grant  two  lots  of  land  for  the  future  erection  of  a  build- 
ing to  be  called  the  Massie  Common  School. 

Sec  1 .  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  A  Mermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  assem- 
bled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  lots  numbered  thirty-four  and  thirty-five,  Calhoun 
ward,  in  the  City  of  Savannah,  be,  and  the  same  are  hereby 
set  aside  for  educational  purposes,  and  for  the  purpose  of 
having  erected  thereon,  at  some  future  period,  a  school 
house,  to  be  designated  the  Massie  Common  School. 

Sec.  2.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  2d  June,  1-854. 

JOHN  E.  WARD,  Mayor. 

Attest:  En  ward  G.  Wilson,  Clerk  Council. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
,To  appropriate  and  set  aside  a  portion  of  Crawford  ward, 
east,  as  the  site  for  a  new  jail,  and  for  other  purposes. 

Sec  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled, arid  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 


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GRANTS. 


That  the  triangular  space  of  ground  in  that  portion  of  the 
city  known  as  Crawford  ward,  east,  bounded  by  East  Broad 
street,  the  Thunderbolt  road,  and  Perry,  street,  (except  the 
lot  heretofore  conveyed  to  — —  Lewis  in  exchange,)  be 
set  aside  and  appropriated  for  the  site  on  which  a  new  jail 
is  to  be  erected. 

Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  Mayor 
be,  and  is  hereby  authorized  to  execute  a  conveyance  of 
said  space  of  ground  to  the  Justices  of  the  Inferior  Court  of 
Chatham  County,  for  the  purpose  above  recited,  so  soon  as 
said  Justices  shall  signify  to  him,  in  writing,  their  accept- 
ance of  said  location,  and  state  that  the  erection  of  the  new 
jail  shall  be  commenced,  bona  fide,  by  the  first  day  of  J  line, 
1855. 

Sec.  3.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  in  the  convey- 
ance of  said  space  of  land,  the  condition  be  inserted  "  that 
unless  the  erection  of  said  jail  be  commenced  bona  fide,  by 
the  first  day  of  June,  1855,  said  land  shall  revert  to  the 
city." 

Sec  4.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  15th  June,  1854. 

JOHN  E.  WARD,  Mayor., 
Attest:  Edward  G-.  Wilson,  Clerk  Council. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 

To  grant  a  certain  right  of  way  to  the  Savannah  and  Albany 
Railroad  Company. 

Sec.  1  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  au  thority  of  the  same, 
That  the  right  of  way  is  hereby  granted  to  the  Savannah 
and  Albany  Railroad  Company,  or  by  whatever  name  said 
Company  may  hereafter  be  called,  with  authority  and  per- 
mission to  lay  down  and  construct  a  single  Railroad  track 


GRANTS. 


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from  the  depot  of  said  Company,  over  and  across  Liberty 
street,  and  through  Randolph  street,  to  the  head  of  Lamar's 
Canal.  The  said  track  or  right  of  way,  shall  not  exceed 
twelve  feet  in  width,  and  be  located  in  the  centre  of  Ran- 
dolph street  so  far  as  said  track  goes  in  said  street,  with  per- 
mission to  construct  one  turn  out,  in  addition  to  the  right  of 
way  already  given,  said  turn  out  not  to  exceed  four  hundred 
feet  in  length  along  Randolph  street  from  the  head  ol 
Lamar's  Canal ;  Provided,  that  said  track  north  of  Liberty 
street  shall  only  be  used  to  transport  timber,  lumber,  locomo- 
tives, and  all  material  to  be  used  in  constructing  and 
equipping  said  Railroad. 

Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  said  Com- 
pany shall  be  required  before  they  commence  to  lay  and 
construct  said  track  and  turnout  along  said  streets,  to 
establish  a  uniform  grade  of  track,  level  with  said  streets,  so 
graded  by  said  Company,  commencing  from  the  northern 
line  of  the  depot  of  said  Company  across  Liberty  street, 
through  Randolph  street  to  the  head  of  Lamar's  Canal,  said 
grade  as  atoresaid  to  be  preserved  and  maintained  by  the 
said  Company,  always  at  their  expense,  so  that  no  obstruc- 
tions of  any  kind  whatever  shall  at  any  time  be  presented 
to  the  free  passage  of  the  inhabitants  of  this  city,  across 
said  track,  and  that  the  street  shall  be  planked,  so  as  to  be 
on  a  level  with  the  top  of  the  iron  on  the  track  at  every  cross 
street,  the  full  width  of  such  cross  street. 

Sec  3.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  rate 
of  speed  at  which  a  car  or  cars  on  said  track  or  turn  out  shall 
move,  be  drawn  or  driven,  shall  not  exceed  five  miles  an 
hour;  Provided,  that  if  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof,  in  Council 
assembled,  shall  at  any  time  hereafter  determine  that  the  pas- 
sage of  locomotives  or  engines  through  Randolph  street, 
north  of  Liberty  street,  constitutes  a  nuisance  or  serious  in- 
jury to  the  city,  they  shall  have  power  to  prohibit  absolutely 
the  passage  of  the  same  between  the  south  side  of  Liberty 
street,  and  the  river  along  said  Randolph  street,  and  during 


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the  passage  of  any  car  or  cars  over  and  along  said  track  and 
turn  out,  notice  of  the  same  shall  be  given  by  the  ringing  of 
a  bell  attached  to  the  train  then  passing. 
Sec.  4.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council,  26th  April,  1854. 

JOHN  E.  WARD,  Mayor. 


GUNPOWDER, 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
For  the  better  regulation  of  the  Gunpowder  [brought  into 
the  city,  and  for  the  appointment  of  a  Superintendent  of 
Gunpowder,  with  fees,  and  for  other  purposes  hereinafter 
mentioned. 

This  Ordinance,  with,  the  exception  of  the  following  sections,  is  super- 
ceded by  the  26th  and  28th  sections  of  an  Ordinance  passed  ll\th  March, 
1825.    See  title  Fire. 

Sec.  1 .  Be  it  ordained  by  the  M ay  or  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  assem- 
bled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  tliesmney 
That  at  the  first  regular  meeting  of  council  in  Novel  eber 
next,  (now  at  the  first  regular  meeting  of  council  in  each  audi 
every  January  annually,)  (see  13th  section  of  Ordinance1 
passed  2d  August,  1839,  title  "City  Officers,")  there  shall  be1 
chosen  by  ballot  a  Superintendent  of  Gunpowder,  to  seive1 
for  one  year,  who  shall  enter  into  bond  with  two  or  more* 
sufficient  sureties,  in  the  sum  of  two  thousand  Dollars,  for.' 
the  faithful  performance  of  the  duties  hereinafter  prescribed. 

Sec.  5.  Jind  be  it  further  ordained,  That  it  shall  be 
the  duty  of  the  Superintendent  of  Gunpowder  to  attend 
every  day,  (Sunday  excepted,)  from  the  hours  of  six  o'clock 
in  the  morning  until  twelve  o'clock,  at  the  place  or  places 


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designated  for  the  receiving  and  delivery  of  Gunpowder,  and 
in  case  of  non-attendance,  unless  good  and  sufficient  ex- 
cuse be  made  to  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen,  at  a  regular 
meeting  of  council,  for  each  and  every  information  so  laid 
he  shall  he  fined  in  a  sum  not  exceeding  thirty  dollars. 
Passed  in  Council  16th  October,  1819. 

T.  U.  P.  CHARLTON,  Mayor. 

For  the  Fees  of  the  Superintendent  of  Gunpowder  or  Keeper  of  the 
Powder  Magazine.    See  title  "  City  Officers." 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
Requiring  the  Superintendent  of  Gunpowder  to  provide  wool- 
en socks  to  be  used  by  all  persons  resorting  to  the  magazine, 
and  prohibiting  the  shipment  of  powder  on  board  of 
vessels  lying  at  the  wharf. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  assem- 
bled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  the  Superintendent  of  Gunpowder  shall  hereafter  cause 
to  be  prepared,  at  his  own  proper  cost,  four  pair  of  woolen 
socks,  to  cover  the  feet,  to  be  kept  within  the  door  of  the 
magazine,  to  be  worn  by  himself  and  all  persons  resorting 
thereto,  to  be  put  on  before  entering,  and  to  be  worn  whilst 
remaining  there. 

Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  said  su- 
perintendent or  any  other  person  who  shall  refuse  or  neglect 
at  any  time  to  wear  such  woolen  socks  as  aforesaid,  whilst 
in  the  magazine,  shall,  on  conviction  before  council,  be  fined 
in  the  sum  of  ten  dollars  for  each  offence,  and  if  a  slave, 
he  shall  be  committed  to  jail  and  receive  thirty-nine  stripes, 
and  the  fine  shall  be  inflicted  upon  his  owner  or  employer, 
together  with  all  costs  and  charges. 

Sec  3.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  no  gunpowder 
shall  be  shipped  on  board  of  any  vessel,  boat,  or  flat,  whilst 


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lying  at  any  of  the  wharves  of  the  city  in  any  quantity  ex- 
ceeding fifty-six  pounds,  hut  that  every  vessel,  boat,  or  flat,  be- 
fore receiving  such  shipment,  shall  be  hauled  into  the  stream 
and  shall  not  be  permitted,  after  receiving  the  powder,  to 
remain  in  any  part  of  the  river  opposite  to  the  city  for  a 
longer  period  of  time  than  twelve  hours.  And  for  a  viola- 
tion of  this  section,  the  captain,  owner,  agent  or  consignee 
of  the  vessel  shall,  on  conviction  before  council,  be  fined  in 
the  sum  not  exceeding  thirty  dollars  for  each  offence,  and 
not  exceeding  thirty  dollars  for  each  hour  such  ship  or  vessel 
shall  remain  after  the  time  limited. 
Sec.  4.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  8th  March,  1835. 

WM.  R.  WARING,  Mayor. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  amend  the  fire  Ordinances  of  this  city,  so  far  as  relates 
to  gunpowder  in  transitu. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  I  he  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same 
That  from  and  after  the  passage  of  this  Ordinance,  all  gun- 
powder arriving  at  this  port  to  be  forwarded  to  the  interior 
by  rail  road  or  river,  may  be  transported  directly  from 
the  vessel  bringing  it  to  the  cars  of  the  rail  road  or 
the  boats  for  which  it  is  destined,  without  being  subject  to 
be  placed  in  the  magazine  or  to  fees  to  the  keeper  thereof: 
Provided,  however,  Thn  t  as  soon  as  any  vessel  having  gun- 
powder on  board  for  such  destination,  be  made  fast  to  the 
wharf,  it  shall,  without  being  suffered  to  remain  on  the 
wharf,  at  once  be  placed  in  a  safe  and  proper  conveyance, 
under  cover  of  a  tarpaulin,  conspicuously  marked  "powder," 
and  transported  to  the  rail  road  depot,  or  to  the  landing  of 
the  boat  for  which  it  is  destined.    In  the  former  case  it  shall 


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at  once  be  placed  in  a  car  or  cars  which  shall  be  moved  out 
of  the  depot,  on  the  track  beyond  the  canal  bridge,  until 
taken  up  the  road.  In  default  of  this,  it  shall  be  placed  in 
the  magazine  of  the  company,  to  be  removed  at  its  earliest 
convenience.  In  the  case  of  river  transportation,  it  shall 
not  be  allowed  to  remain  on  the  wharf  or  in  any  store,  but 
be  at  once  put  on  board  a  boat,  which  shall  be  immediately 
hauled  into  the  stream,  above  the  city,  as  is  now  by  law  pro- 
vided. In  default  of  any  boat  being  in  readiness  for  it,  then 
said  gunpowder  shall  be  placed  in  the  magazine  of  the  city, 
as  is  now  provided,  subject  to  the  usual  fees. 

Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained.  That  each  and 
every  violation  of  this  Ordinance  shall  be  punished  by  a 
fine  not  exceeding  one  hundred  dollars,  to  be  levied  on  the 
party  in  fault. 

Sec  3.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  29th  March.  1849. 

R.  WAYNE,  Mayor, 

Attest :  Edward  G.  Wilson,  Clerk  Council. 


AN  ORDINANCE. 
To  alter  and  amend  an  Ordinance  entitled  an  Ordinance  for 
preventing  and  extinguishing  fires,  passed  11th  March. 
1825. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof,  in  Council  assem- 
bled, and  it  is  hereby  Ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  from  and  after  the  passing  of  this  Ordinance  no  mer- 
chant, factor,  retailer,  or  dealer  in  powder,  or  any  person 
or  persons  whosoever  in  this  city  shall  retail,  keep,  or  have 
in  their  possession  at  any  time,  a  greater  quantity  of  gun- 
powder than  twenty-five  pounds  weight  and  on  information 
given  to  the  Mayor  or  any  one  of  the  Aldermen  or  any 
firemen,  or  the  same  coming  by  any  means  to  their  knowl- 
edge, of  a  greater  quantity  of  powder  than  twenty-five 


248  HARBOR  MASTER, 


pounds  weight  in  the  possession  of  or  within  the  enclosure 
or  enclosures  of  any  person  or  persons  whomsoever  at  any 
one  time  the  Mayor,  or  any  Alderman,  or  fireman  are  hereby 
required  to  report  the  same  to  the  city  council,  whereon 
proof  being  made,  the  offender  shall  be  fined  in  a  sum  not 
exceeding  one  hundred  dollars,  for  each  and  every  pound 
over  and  above  twenty-five  pounds  weight,  the  one  half 
thereof  to  go  to  the  informer  the  other  half  to  the  city. 

Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  section  27th 
of  the  said  Ordinance,  passed  11th  March,  1825,  be  and 
the  same  is  hereby  repealed. 

Passed  in  Council  9th  May,  1850. 

R.  WAYNE,  Mayor. 

Attest:  Edward  G.  Wilson,  Clerk  of  Council. 


HARBOR  MASTER, 
_ 

AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  amend  the  several  Ordinances  touching  the  office  of 
Harbor  Master,  and  to  increase  the  duties,  prescribe  the 
amount  of  the  bond,  and  regulate  the  salary  of  said 
officer. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  Ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof,  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  in  addition  to  the  duties  already  attached  to  the  office 
of  Harbor  Master,  said  officer  shall  henceforth  be  required 
to  file  in  the  office  of  the  Treasurer  of  the  City,  on  the  first 
Monday  of  every  month,  a  full  and  formal  Report,  made  up 
to  the  last  day  of  the  month  immediately  preceding,  of  all 
the  fees  which  he  shall  have  received,  or  which  shall  be  due 
to  him  by  virtue  of  his  office,  specifying  the  names  of  the 


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vessels  and  tire  charges  against  each,  and  to  pay  over  to  the 
Treasurer  at  the  time  of  filing  such  report  the  entire  amount 
received  by  him  as  exhibited  in  such  report  and  for  failure  to 
comply  with  these  requirements^  he  shall  be  subject  to  a  fine 
or  dismissal  in  the  discretion  of  Council. 

Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  Harbor 
Master  before  entering  on  the  performance  of  his  duties  shall 
execute  a  bond  to  the  corporation  with  two  sureties  to  be  ap- 
proved by  Council,  or  the  Mayor  in  the  sum  of  two  thousand 
dollars  conditioned  for  the  faithful  performance  for  the  duties 
of  his  office. 

Sec.  3.    Repealed — See  Ordinance  below. 

Sec.  4.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  16th  October,  1845. 

R.  WAYNE,  Mayor. 
Attest :  Edward  G.  Wilson,  Clerk  Council. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  be  entitled  an  Ordinance  to  regulate  the  Harbor  fees  of 
the  port  of  Savannah. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  assem- 
bled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  from  and  after  the  passage  of  this  Ordinance  the 
harbor  fees  on  all  merchant  vessels  of  the  United  States, 
except  as  hereinafter  excepted,  and  on  all  foreign  vessels 
entering  upon  the  same  terms  as  vessels  of  the  United  States 
shall  be,  one  cent  and  an  half  per  ton,  according  to  the 
tunnage  in  the  vessel's  register  or  papers. 

Sec.  2.    And  be  it  farther  ordained,  That  all  foreign 
vessels  not  entering  upon  the  same  terms  as  vessels  of  the 
United  States  shall  pay  double  fees  or  three  cents  per  tun. 
32 


250 


HARBOR  MASTER. 


Sec  3.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  Harbor 
fees  on  all  regular  coasting  packets,  shall  be  one  cent  per 
tun. 

Sec  4.  And  he  it  further  ordained,  That  the  fees  above 
prescribed,  shall  be  paid  at  the  Harbor  Master's  office  within 
forty-eight  hours  after  the  arrival  of  the  vessel. 

Sec  5.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  ocean 
steamers  regularly  plying  to  this  port,  and  steamboats  and 
other  vessels  regularly  running  between  auy  of  the  ports  of 
South  Carolina  and  Florida  and  this  port,  shall  be  allowed 
instead  of  the  fees  hereinbefore  prescribed  to  pay  at  the 
Harbor  Master's  office,  one  cent  per  ton  quarterly. 

Sec  6.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  vessels  steadily 
plying  or  trading  within  the  limits  of  this  State,  shall  be 
exempt  from  the  hereinbefore  prescribed  fees. 

Sec  7.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  1st  March,  1849. 

R.  WAYNE,  Mayor. 

Attest :  Edward  G.  Wilson,  Clerk  Council, 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  increase  the  salary  of  the  Harbor  Master. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  assem- 
bled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same. 
That  from  and  after  the  passing  of  this  Ordinance  the 
salary  of  the  Harbor  Master  shall  be  twelve  hundred  dollars 
to  be  paid  out  of  the  fees  of  his  office,  said  salary  to  be  paid 
at  such  times  as  are  now  provided  by  the  ordinances  of  the 
city. 

Sec  2.  Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  24th  April,  1851. 

R.  WAYNE,  Mayor. 
Attest:  Edward  G.  Wilson,  Clerk  Council. 


HEALTH  OFFICER, 


251 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  be  entitled  an  Ordinance  to  repeal  an  Ordinance  entitled 
an  Ordinance  to  improve  the  navigation  of  the  Savannah 
River,  passed  in  Council  the  7th  December,  1848. 

Sec,  L  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof,  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same9 
That  the  aforesaid  Ordinance  "entitled  an  Ordinance  to  im- 
prove the  navigation  of  the  Savannah  River/'  passed  in 
Council  the  seventh  day  of  December,  in  the  year  of  our 
Lord,  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  forty-eight  be,  and 
the  same  are  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  2.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  29th  December,  1853. 

JOHN  E.  WARD,  Mayor. 

Attest  :  Edward  G.  Wilson,  Clerk  Council. 

Further  as  to  the  duties  of  the  Harbor  Master,  see  title  "City  Officers." 
See  pagei  01  and  62. 


HEALTH  OFFICER. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  prescribe  the  duties  and  to  fix  the  salary  of  the  Health 

Officer. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  oj 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled, andit  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  from  and  after  the  passage  of  this  Ordinance,  it  shall 
be  the  duty  of  the  Health  Officer  to  visit  all  vessels  arriving 
in  the  port  of  Savannah  from  places  infected  with  the  small 
pox  or  other  disease  of  a  contageous  and  malignant  char- 


252 


HEALTH  OFFICER, 


acter,  when  any  port  shall  be  thus  infected,  he  shall  require, 
by  public  notice  in  the  gazettes  of  the  city,  all  pilots  and 
captains  of  vessels  arriving  from  the  infected  port,  to  bring 
their  vessels  to  anchor  at  some  convenient  place  below  the 
city,  there  to  remain,  without  communication  with  the  city 
or  adjacent  country,  until  visited  by  him.  If  a  disease  sub- 
jecting the  vessel  to  quarantine,  is  found  to  exist  on  board, 
he  shall  order  her  to  proceed  to  the  quarantine  ground  op- 
posite Fort  Jackson,  and  shall  immediately  make  a  report 
to  the  Mayor  of  the  nature  of  the  disease,  and  recommend 
such  measures  as  are  in  his  opinion  best  calculated  to  pre- 
vent its  introduction  into  the  city  or  adjacent  country.  He 
shall  give  the  requisite  medical  attendance  to  the  sick  on 
board  of  vessels  performing  quarantine,  or  to  such  as  shall 
be  removed  therefrom  to  hospitals,  either  temporary  or 
established,  and  shall  inspect  such  vessels  from  time  to  time, 
until  he  deems  them  in  a  condition  to  proceed  to  the  city 
with,  safety.  After  the  performance  of  quarantine,  he  shall 
order  fumigations,  ablutions,  or  other  purifying  processes, 
calculated  to  disinfect  unclean  vessels,  previous  to  their 
coming  up  to  the  city,  and  shall  fully  carry  into  effect  the 
1st  section  of  the  act  of  1805,  regulating  quarantine  in  the 
port  of  Savannah.  It  shall  furthermore  be  his  duty,  when 
required  by  the  Mayor,  to  visit  persons  in  the  city  supposed 
to  be  infected  with  small  pox  or  other  diseases  of  a  con- 
tagious and  malignant  character,  and  to  give  his  opinion 
upon  the  nature  of  the  disease,  and  the  best  means  of  pre- 
venting its  extension.  Upon  the  removal  of  such  persons 
to  temporary  or  established  hospitals  in  the  city  or  country, 
it  shall  be  his  duty  to  visit  the  patients  in  said  hospitals.  It 
shall  likewise  be  his  duty,  when  a  question  arises  as  to  the 
condition  of  cargoes  of  damaged  corn  and  other  provisions, 
fruit,  hides  and  other  articles  of  a  perishable  nature,  calcu- 
lated by  their  putrification  to  cause  disease,  to  visit  the 
vessels  thus  laden,  and  to  make  such  recommendations  to 
the  civil  authority  as  the  case  may  require. 


HEALTH  OFFICER. 


255 


"Sec.  2.    And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  from  and 

after  the  passage  of  this  Ordinance,  the  salary  of  the  Health 
Officer  shall  be  three  hundred  and  fifty  dollars,  in  full,  for 
all  and  singular  the  sendees  that  he  is  required  to  perform 
by  this  Ordinance. 

Sec.  3.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  22&  May,  1828. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  authorize  and  require  the  Health  Officer  to  procure  and 
constantly  keep  vaccine  matter. 

Whereas,  it  is  proper  that  the  city  should  be  at  all  times 
provided  with  a  supply  of  good  vaccine  matter,  and  since  it 
has  been  found  in  private  medical  practice  impracticable  to 
have  it  always  ready  when  wanted  : 

Sec  1.  Beit  ordained  by  the  May  or  and  Aider  men  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof,  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  after  the  passage  of  this  Ordinance,  it  shall  be  the 
duty  of  the  Health  Officer  to  procure  and  keep  constantly  on 
hand  a  sufficient  supply  of  good  vaccine  virus,  with  which 
he  shall  supply  those  physicians  who  may  at  any  time  call 
on  him  for  it  in  reasonable  quantities,  and  for  which  he  shall 
be  paid  by  said  physicians  at  the  rate  of  three  dollars  a  grain, 
troy. 

Passed  in  Council  31st  Jauuary,  1839. 

ROBERT  M.  CHARLTON,  Mayor  pro  term 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  repeal  an  Ordinance  entitled  an  Ordinance  to  increase 
the  duties  and  the  salary  of  the  Health  Officer,  passed 
26th  January,  1843. 


254  HEALTH  AND  DRY  CULTURE, 


Sec  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah ,  and  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  assembled^ 
and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  samev 
That  from  and  after  the  expiration  of  the  term  of  office  of 
the  present  Health  Officer,  the  above  Ordinance  be,  and  the 
same  is  hereby  repealed. 

Passed  in  Council  30th  November,  1843. 

WM.  THORNE  WILLIAMS,  Mayor, 
Attest :  Joseph  Felt,  Clerk  Council 


HEALTH  AND  BPT-CTJLTTTRE. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  improve  the  health  of  the  City  of  Savannah  and  for 
other  purposes. 

Whereas,  any  plan  calculated  to  improve  the  health  of 
this  city,  will  greatly  add  to  its  population,  and  increase  its 
prosperity  in  every  respect  And  whereas,  the  citizens  in 
town  meeting  assembled  on  the  eighteenth  day  of  the  pres- 
ent month,  did  adopt  certain  resolutions  annexed  to  a  report 
of  the  committee  previously  appointed,  which  report  and 
resolutions  recommend  a  change  of  culture  of  the  low 
lands  contiguous  to  this  city  as  essential  to  the  health  of  the 
inhabitants,  and  to  effect  that  object,  also?  recommend  that 
contracts  be  entered  into  with  the  proprietors  of  said  low 
lands  for  a  perpetual  change  of  the  wet  to  a  dry  culture, 
that  the  city  council  do  authorize  and  direct  the  proper 
officer  of  the  corporation  to  sign  and  execute  said  contracts; 
that  a  sum  be  raised  by  loan  on  the  faith  of  the  city  prop- 
erty,  which  the  said  contracts  may  require ;  that  a  certain  por- 
tion of  the  resources  of  the  city  may  be  set  apart  and  appro- 
priated for  the  punctual  payment  of  the  interest  and  gradual 


HEALTH  AND  DRY  CULTURE.  255 


extinguishment  of  the  sum  obtained ;  and  that  a  board  of 
commissioners  be  organized,  of  which  the  Mayor  shall  be 
a  member  ex-ofhcio,  to  direct  the  application  of  said  loan 
and  to  be  invested  with  all  necessary  powers  in  relation  to 
the  health  of  the  city,  upon  the  aforesaid  plan  of  a  change 
of  culture. 

And  Whereas,  it  does  appear  to  council  that  the  mea- 
sures recommended  in  said  report  will  have  the  effect  of  so 
ameliorating  the  health  of  this  city  as  to  check  if  not  to 
prevent  the  ravages  heretofore  produced  by  autumnal  fevers, 
and  to  render  it  a  safe  and  healthy  residence,  which  from 
its  dry,  high,  and  advantageous  situation,  nature  intended 
it  should, 

Ay'D  Whereas,  an  object  of  more  importance  could  not 
occupy  the  attention  of  council,  or  justify  more  satisfactorily 
the  application  of  the  funds  and  resources  of  the  city. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof,  in  Council  assem- 
bled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  the  Mayor  do  forthwith  sign  and  execute  such  con- 
tracts with  the  proprietors  of  the  low  lands  in  front  and  on 
the  eastern  and  western  extremities  of  this  city,  as  he  in 
conduction  with  the  commissioners  hereinafter  appointed, 
shall  approve:  the  condition  of  said  contracts  to  be  a  per- 
petual change  of  the  present  wet  to  a  dry  culture  under  such 
penalties  and  with  such  reservations  as  to  occasional  irri- 
gations and  overflowings  of  the  land,  as  said  Mayor  and 
commissioners  may  agree  to  and  designate. 

Sec  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  as  soon  as 
the  said  contracts  shall  have  been  entered  into  and  duly 
executed  by  the  Mayor,  with  the  advice  and  consent  of  the 
commissioners  associated  with  him,  eacii  of  said  contracts 
shall  be  delivered  to  the  CI  k  of  Council  to  be  by  him  kept 
among  the  records  of  the  corporation,  after  the  same  shall 
have  been  recorded  by  the  clerk  of  the  superior  court  of 
Chatham  County.  - 


258  HEALTH  AND  DRY  CULTURE, 


Sec.  3.  And  be  it  further  ordained.  That  annexed  to 
each  contract  there  shall  he  an  accurate  and  exact  survey  of 
the  land  upon  which  a  dry  culture  is  to  take  place,  designa- 
ting its  quality  and  number  of  acres,  which  shall  be  refer^ 
red  to  and  specified -in  the  contract 

Sec.  4.  Jlnd  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  sum  of 
seventy  thousand  dollars  be,  and  is  hereby  appropriated  for 
the  purpose  of  complying  with  the  payments  which  may  be 
mentioned  and  contained  in  said  contracts  and  the  said  sum 
shall  be  raised  and  obtained  in  the  following  Manner:  The 
said  sum  shall  be  converted  into  stock  to  be  called  "City 
Land  Stock/'  and  payable  in  certificates  or  scrip,  signed  by 
the  Mayor  and  countersigned  by  the  City  Treasurer,  each 
certificate  shall  have  the  following  form  : 

HEALTH  AND  PROSPERITY. 

City  Land  Stock,,  1 
Savannah,  March  31,1817.  j 

The  Corporation  of  the  City  of  Savannah  promise  to 
pay  the  sum  of  dollars, 

due  on  contracts  with  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  for  a  change 
of  culture  of  low  lands  with  seven  per  cent,  interest,  payable 
S3mi-annually  from  day  of  the 

principal  to  be  extinguished  by  annual  instalments  within 
ten  years  pursuant  to  the  directions  and  provisions  of  an 
Ordinance  passed  the  24th  day  of  March  1817." 

The  said  sum  of  seventy  thousand  dollars  shall  be  divided 
into  certificates  of  one  thousand,  five  hundred,,  and  one 
hundred  dollars  each,  and  the  Mayor  is  hereby  authorized 
and  directed  to  deliver  to  any  member  of  said  Board  of 
Commissioners  who  may  be  appointed  for  that  purpose  by 
the  Board,  the  certificates  to  the  fall  amount  of  stock  hereby 
created  to  be  by  him  deposited  in  any  bank  or  banks  of  this 
city,  and  that  such  member  of  said  board  be,  and  he  is 
hereby  also  authorized  to  insert  the  name  or  names  of  payee 
or  payees  and  the  date  when  interest  is  to  commence  when 
a  loan  or  loans  shall  become  necessary. 


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257 


Sections  oth,  6th  and  7th  of  'his  Ordinance  appointing-  and  organrzing 
a  Board  of  Commissioners  repealed.  See  section  4th  of  Ordinance  passed 
24th  May,  1822. 

Sec.  8.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  faith  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  public  property  are  hereby  pledged 
as  a  security  for  the  redemption  of  the  aforesaid  stock,  to  be 
effected  within  ten  years  as  by  the  appropriation  of  the 
annual  revenue  and  taxes  of  the  city  hereafter  mentioned. 

Sec  9.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  in  aid  of 
the  foregoing  pledge  for  the  purpose  of  paying  the  interest 
of  said  stock,  and  the  gradual  extinguishment  of  the  princi- 
pal, the  rents  of  the  city  lots  are  hereby  set  apart  and  specifi- 
cally appropriated. 

Sec.  10.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  annual 
surplus  revenue  of  the  City  together  with  said  rents  and 
other  taxes  shall  be,  when  collected,  paid  over  to  the  said 
Board  of  Commissioners  by  the  City  Treasurer  to  the  amount 
of  ten  thousand  dollars  annually,  to  be  by  them  so  appro- 
priated and  applied  as  may  within  the  time  mentioned, 
honorably  extinguish  the  interest  and  principal  of  the  debt 
thus  contracted  by  the  corporation  of  Savannah. 

Sec.  11.  Repealed. 

Passed  in  Council  24th  March,  1817. 

THOMAS  U.  P.  CHARLTON,  Mayor. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  amend  an  Ordinance  entitled  an  Ordinance  to  improve 
the  health  of  the  City  of  Savannah,  and  for  other  pur- 
poses, passed  4th  March,  1817. 

Sec,  1.    Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
S3 


258  HEALTH  AND  DRY  CULTURE. 


That  the  farther  sum  of  fifteen  thousand  dollars  be  and  the 
same  is  hereby  appropriated,  for  the  purpose  of  complying 
with  the  payments  which  may  be  mentioned  and  contained 
in  the  contracts  entered  into  between  the  City  of  Savannah 
and  private  individuals,  for  the  change  of  culture  on  low 
lands  in  the  neighborhood  of  Savannah. 
Passed  in  Council  17th  May,  1819. 

JAMES  M.  WAYNE,  Mayor. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  carry  into  effect  the  dry  culture  system,  and  for  other 

purposes. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Mdermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof,  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same. 
That  a  committee,  composed  of  three  members  of  the  Board 
of  Aldermen,  shall  be  appointed  by  the  Mayor,  immediately 
after  the  passing  of  this  Ordinance,  and  annually  thereaf- 
ter upon  the  election  of  a  new  Board  of  Aldermen,  which 
shall  be  called  the  Dry  Culture  Committee,  generally  to 
superintend  the  examination  of  the  rice  lands  in  the  vicinity 
of  Savannah  subject  to  the  dry  culture  system,  by  contract, 
and  particularly  to  report  to  council  each  and  every  neglect 
of  the  contractors,  for  the  same  to  fulfill  strictly  their  en- 
gagements with  the  city,  and  it  shall  also  be  the  province  of 
the  said  Committee  of  Dry  Culture  to  recommend,  from  time 
to  time,  to  council  such  measures  as  to  them  may  appear 
best  calculated  to  give  efficiency  and  utility  to  the  dry  culture 
system. 

Sec.  2.  Jlnd  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  said  Dry 
Culture  Committee  shall  cause  to  be  accurately  examined 
and  inspected,  by  some  person  or  persons  well  qualified  for 
the  duty,  the  rice  lands  subjected  by  contract  to  the  diy  cul- 
ture system,  at  least  once  a  month  during  the  months  of 


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May,  June,  July,  August,  September,  and  October,  and  at 
such  other  times  as  to  the  said  Dry  Culture  Committee  may 
appear  meet  and  expedient,  and  the  person  or  persons  so 
examining  shall  be  required  to  submit  to  the  said  committee 
a  minute  and  particular  report  of  the  condition  of  the  lands 
so  examined  at  the  time  of  examination,  and  the  report  shall 
contain  a  particular  account  of  the  condition  of  the  land, 
its  banks ■  and  embankments,  ditches,  trunks,  &c,  of  each 
contractor  for  dry  culture,  and  whether  the  same  are  in  the 
condition  required  by  the  contracts  with  the  city ;  and  such 
report  shall  be  submitted  to  council  by  the  Dry  Culture 
Committee,  at  the  first  meeting  of  council  after  it  shall  have 
been  made,  and  then  shall  be  published. 

Sec.  3.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  for  each  ex- 
amination of  the  rice  lands  contracted  for  dry  culture,  and 
reported  as  above  required  to  the  Dry  Culture  Committee, 
the  person  or  persons  so  examining  and  reporting  shall, 
upon  a  certificate  from  the  said  Dry  Culture  Committee,  or 
their  Chairman,  be  entitled  to  demand  and  receive  such 
sum  as  the  committee  may  think  proper:  Provided,  always, 
That  not  more  than  seventy-five  dollars  be  paid  for  any  one 
examination  and  report  of  the  condition,  &c.,  of  all  the  lands 
subjected  to  dry  culture. 

Sec  4.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  so  much  of 
the  dry  culture  Ordinance  passed  on  the  24th  day  of  March, 
1817,  as  authorizes  the  appointment  of  a  Board  of  Dry 
Culture,  and  the  appointment  of  an  Inspector  of  Lands 
subjected  to  the  dry  culture  system,  and  granting  a  salary  to 
the  same,  be,  and  the  same  are  hereby  repealed. 
Passed  in  Council  24th  May,  1822. 

JAMES  MORRISON,  Mayor. 


2  GO  HEALTH  AND  DRY  CULTURE. 

AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  compel  the  owner  or  owners  of  low  grounds  within  the 
limits  of  the  City  of  Savannah  to  drain  and  to  place  and 
keep  the  same  in  a  dry  state. 

Whereas,  it  is  expedient  to  the  health  of  the  citizens 
of  Savannah,  that  the  low  grounds  or  lands  within  the 
limits  of  the  city  should  be  drained  and  kept  in  a  dry  state. 
And  whereas,  experience  has  shown  that  individual 
owners  of  the  said  low  lands  will  not  voluntarily  incur  the 
expense  of  placing  and  keeping  the  said  low  lands  in  such  a 
state  as  to  render  the  same  innoxious. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Jildermeri  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  the  owner  or  owners  of  low  lands  or  grounds  within 
the  limits  of  the  City  of  Savannah  at  their  proper  expense, 
shall  before  the  first  day  of  January  next,  drain  the  said  low 
lands,  and  place  the  same  in  a  dry  state,  and  shall  make, 
dig,  cut  and  open  such  ditches,  drains  and  canals,  as  shall 
be  necessary  for  the  draining  the  said  lands,  and  keeping 
the  same  in  a  dry  state,  and  shall  make,  throw  up,  and 
build  such  dams  and  mounds  as  shall  be  fit,  able  and 
sufficient  to  resist  and  exclude  from  the  said  lands  the  waters 
from  the  inland  swamps,  streams  and  ponds,  and  also  the 
usual  ebbing  and  flowing  of  the  tides ;  and  in  case  the 
owner  or  owners  of  any  such  low  lands,  shall,  on  the 
day  aforesaid,  have  failed  or  neglected  to  have  drained 
the  said  lands,  or  shall  have  done  the  same  ineffectually,  or 
shall  have  failed  or  neglected  to  open,  cut,  dig  and  make  any 
canals,  ditches  and  drains,  or  to  throw  up,  build  and  make 
such  mounds,  or  dams  as  shall  be  sufficient  to  drain  and 
keep  the  same  in  a  dry  state,  and  to  resist  and  exclude 
from  the  said  lands  the  waters  from  the  inland  swamps, 
streams  and  ponds,  and  also  the  usual  ebbing  and  flowing 
of  the  tide,  then  and  in  such  case  it  shall  and  may  be  lawful 
for  the  marshal  of  the  said  city,  and  he  is  hereby  empowered 


HEALTH  AND  D.RY  CULTURE.  261 

and  required  to  cause  the  said  low  lands,  or  any  part  of 
them  to  be  drained  in  the  manner  herein  contemplated,  and 
to  cause  to  be  opened,  cut  and  dug,  such  canals,  ditches, 
and  drains,  as  shall  be  necessary  for  the  draining  such  lew 
lands,  and  keeping  the  same  in  a  dry  state,  and  to  cause  to 
be  thrown  up  and  made  such  mounds  and  dams  as  will,  in 
his  opinion,  be  sufficient  and  able  to  resist  and  exclude  from 
the  said  lands  the  waters  of  the  inland  swamps,  streams,  or 
ponds,  and  also  the  usual  ebbing  and  flowing  of  the  tide. 
And,  if  any  person  shall  hinder,  disturb  or  molest  the  said 
marshal,  or  the  person  or  persons  by  him  employed  in  the 
execution  of  his  or  their  duties,  such  person  or  persons  shall 
on  conviction,  be  fined  in  a  sum  not  exceeding  thirty  dollars 
for  each  and  every  such  hindrance,  disturbance,  or  moles- 
tation. 

Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  it  shall  be  the 
duty  of  the  Inspector  of  dry  culture  from  time  to  time,  to 
visit  and  inspect  the  said  low  lan ds5  and  to  report  the  situa- 
tion of  the  same,  and  if  at  any  time  he  shall  report  the  same 
to  be  net  well  drained,  or  shall  report  the  ditches  and  drains 
to  the  same  to  be  foul  or  requiring  repair,  or  the  dams  or 
mounds  to  be  insufficient^  then,  and  in  such  case  it  shall  be 
the  duty  of  the  said  marshal,  and  he  is  hereby  required  to 
notify  to  the  owner  or  owners  of  such  lands  the  report  of 
the  inspector,  and  to  require  him,  her  or  them,  to  remedy 
ihe  evil  complained  of  within  fifteen  days  thereafter,  and  in 
case  any  such  owner  or  owners  of  such  lands  shall  fail  or 
neglect  to  remedy  the  evils  complained  of  within  the  time 
prescribed,  then  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  marshal  to  cause 
the  same  to  be  done  in  like  manner  as  is  hereinbefore  pro- 
vided, and  the  said  owner  or  owners  shall  be  subject  to  a 
penalty  of  five  dollars,  for  each  and  every  acre  so  reported 
to  be  not  well  drained,  and  which  he,  she  or  they,  shall  so 
fail  or  neglect  to  dram  and  put  in  proper  order  within  the 
time  prescribed,  to  be  recovered  in  any  court  having  com- 
petent jurisdiction  thereol 


262  HEALTH  AND  DRY  CULTURE. 


Sec.  3.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  all  sums  of 
money  expended  by  the  marshal  in  the  execution  of  the 
duties  required  of  him  by  this  Ordinance,  shall  be  recovera- 
bis  by  distress  and  sale  of  the  goods  and  chatties  of  such 
offender  or  offenders,  and  may  be  recovered  in  any  court 
having  competent  jurisdiction  thereof. 
Passed  in  Council  25th  June,  1824. 

JAMES  MORRISON,  Mayor, 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  prohibit  the  cultivation  of  rice  within  one  mile  of  the 
present  boundaries  of  the  City  of  Savannah. 

Whereas,  by  an  act  of  the  General  Assembly  of  the  State 
of  Georgia,  passed  at  its  last  session,  the  jurisdictional  limits 
of  the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  hamlets  thereof,  were  ex- 
tended to  one  mile  beyond  the  present  boundaries,  so  as  to 
enable  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the  said  City  of  Savan- 
nah and  the  hamlets  thereof,  for  the  time  being,  to  prohibit 
the  cultivation  of  rice  within  the  said  extended  limits  t  Now, 
by  virtue  of  said  act  : 

Sec  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  cj 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled,  and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same? 
That  from  and  after  the  passage  of  this  Ordinance,  the  culti- 
vation or  rearing  of  rice  shall  be,  and  is  hereby  prohibited, 
within  the  said  extended  limits  of  said  city,  or  at  any  place 
within  one  mile  beyond  the  present  boundary  of  the  same. 

Sec  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  any  person 
who  shall  plant,  rear,  or  cultivate  rice,  or  cause  it  to  be 
planted,  reared,  or  cultivated,  in  contravention  of  the  pro- 
visions of  this  Ordinance,  shall  be  subject,  and  is  hereby 
made  subject  to  a  penalty  of  one  hundred  ($100)  dollars  for 
each  and  every  day  that  he,  she,  or  they,  shall  so  plant, 
rear,  or  cultivate  rice,  or  cause  it  to  be  planted,  reared,  or 


HEALTH  AND  DRY  CULTURE.  263 

cultivated,  each  and  every  day  of  such  planting,  rearing, 
and  cultivating,  being  considered  as,  and  is  hereby  declared 
to  be  a  separate  and  distinct  offence. 

Sec.  3.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  whenever 
lands  within  the  limits  aforesaid,  shall  be  planted  or  culti- 
vated in  rice,  or  attempted  to  be  so  planted  or  cultivated  by 
any  person  or  persons,  other  than  the  owner  or  owners  of 
such  lands,  that  such  owner  or  owners  shall  likewise  be  con- 
sidered as  offenders,  within  the  intent  and  meaning  of  this 
Ordinance,  and  are  hereby  made  subject,  as  well  as  the  ten- 
ant or  tenants,  cultivator  or  cultivators  of  said  lands,  to  the 
penalties  hereinbefore  recited. 

Sec.  4.  And  he  it  further  ordained,  That  all  fines, 
forfeitures  and  penalties  incurred  and  imposed  for  a  viola- 
tion of  the  provisions  of  this  Ordinance,  shall  be  levied  and 
collected  by  warrants  of  distress  and  sale  of  the  offender's 
goods  and  chattels,  (if  any  to  be  found,)  otherwise,  of  lands 
of  such  offenders,  in  manner  and  form  established  by  law. 

Sec  5.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  26  th  January,  1826. 

W.  C.  DANIELL,  Mayor. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
Entitled  an  Ordinance,  to  carry  more  fully  into  effect  the 
plan  and  system  of  reducing  to  and  keeping  in  a  state  of 
dry  culture,  the  low  lands  around  the  City  of  Savannah, 
and  to  provide  for  the  removal  of  such  nuisances  cr 
cause  of  disease,  which  may  affect  the  citizens  thereof,  cr 
in  any  wise  injure  their  health. 

Whereas,  the  culture  of  rice  upon  the  lands  around  the 
City  of  Savannah,  which  by  contract  are  subject  to  dry  cul- 
ture is  a  violation  of  the  true  intent  and  meaning  of  the 
said  contracts,  and  is  prohibited  by  the  Ordinances  of  the 
city,  and  is  manifestly  injurious  to  the  health  of  the  citizens; 


364  HEALTH  AND  DRY  CULTURE. 


and  whereas,  power  is  vested  in  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen 
of  the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  hamlets  thereof,  by  act  of 
the  General  Assembly  to  carry  into  full  effect  the  system  of 
dry  culture,  and  to  remove  all  nuisances  or  causes  of  disease 
which  may  effect  the  health  of  the  citizens.  And  whereas, 
it  is  the  right,  and  has  become  the  duty  of  council  to  exert 
the  powers  thus  conferred  upon  them : 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  Ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Mdermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Mayor,  whenever  he  shall 
receive  information  that  rice  is  planted  or  cultivated  upon 
any  of  the  lands  around  the  city,  subject  to  dry  culture  con- 
tracts, to  serve  a  notice  upon  the  owner,  tenant  or  cultivator 
of  the  said  land,  or  any  person  having  the  charge  of  the 
same,  or  his,  her,  or  their  agent,  requiring  the  said  person  to 
desist  from  the  said  culture,  and  to  destroy  the  said  rice  if 
growing,  or  to  appear  before  council  at  a  time  and  place  in- 
such  notice  to  be  specified,  not  exceeding  ten  days  from  the 
date  thereof,  to  show  cause  if  any  they  have,  why  the 
said  growing  rice  should  not  be  removed  and  destroyed  as 
a  nuisance. 

Sec.  2.  And  he  it  further  ordained,  That  if  the  said 
owner,  tenant,  cultivator,  or  other  person  shall  not,  upon  the 
said  notice,  comply  with  the  terms  of  the  same,  or  shall  fail- 
to  appear  before  councillor  if  having  appeared,  no  sufficient 
cause  should  be  shown  why  the  said  rice  should  not  be  re- 
moved, and  its  culture  abandoned.  That  in  such  case  the 
said  Mayor  and  Aldermen  may  direct  the  City  Marshal 
forthwith  to  remove  the  said  rice,  and  to  destroy  the  same 
effectually,  wherever  it  may  be  planted  or  growing  on  the 
said  dry  culture  contract 

Sec.  3.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  expense 
incurred  by  the  city  authorities  in  enforcing  this  Ordinance 
shall  be  assessed  upon  the  owner  of  the  land  from  which 
the  nuisance  shall  be  removed,  and  shall  be  collected  by 
execution  to  be  issued  therefor,  as  in  other  cases  of  dues  to 
the  city. 


HEALTH  AND  DRY  CULTURE.  265 


Sec.  4.  And  be  it  further  ordained.  That  nothing  in 
this  Ordinance  shall  be  so  construed  as  to  prevent  an  action 
for,  and  recovery  of  damages  for  violation  of  the  dry  cul- 
ture contracts  between  the  owners  of  lands  and  the  corpor- 
ation of  Savannah. 

Sec  5.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  29th  May,  1848. 

H.  K.  BURROUGHS,  Mayor. 
Attest:  A.  C.  Davenport,  Clerk  Council. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  be  entitled  an  Ordinance  to  carry  more  fully  into  effect 
the  plan  and  system  of  reducing  to  and  keeping  in  a 
state  of  dry  culture,  the  low  or  swamp  lands  lying  about 
the  City  of  Savannah,  and  for  removing  nuisances  and 
causes  of  disease. 

Whereas,  the  City  of  Savannah  has  recently  become  the 
purchaser  in  fee  simple  of  that  tract  of  land  called  Spring- 
field, lying  on  the  south-western  border  of  the  city,  which 
purchase  was  made  for  the  sole  purpose  of  reducing  to  and 
keeping  in  a  state  of  dry  culture,  the  said  tract  of  land  which 
is  low  and  swampy  and  has  been  in  its  wet  state  the  cause 
of  disease  to  the  people  of  Savannah.  And,  whereas,  it  is 
the  duty  of  the  City  Council  to  remove  the  said  cause  of 
disease,  and  to  place  the  said  tract  of  land  in  a  dry  and 
healthful  state.  And,  whereas,  the  Legislature  of  the  State 
have  conferred  upon  the  city  government,  ample  power  for 
the  discharge  of  that  duty.  And  whereas,  it  is  essential  to 
the  dryness  of  the  said  lands  and  to  the  protection  of  the 
health  of  the  citizens  that  the  said  tract  of  land  should  be 
perfectly  drained  in  the  natural  course  of  the  water  to  the 
extent  of  its  drainage  capacity  and  that  the  flow  of  the 
water  through  the  said  drains  should  not  be  impeded. 
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266  HEALTH  AND  DRY  CULTURE. 


Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof,  in  Council  assent 
bled,  and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same. 
That  it  shall  not  be  lawful  for  any  person  or  body  corporate 
by  any  embankment,  dam  or  work  to  be  erected,  or 
which  may  have  been  heretofore  erected  across  the 
natural  channels  of  drainage  of  the  said  Springfield  tract 
or  any  other  tract,  or  in  any  other  manner  to  impede  the 
now  of  water  from  the  said  tract  through  the  drains  which 
have  been  or  may  be  constructed  for  the  purpose  of  drain- 
ing the  said  tract  of  land  or  through  the  natural  channels 
and  outlets  thereof  to  the  Savannah  river.  And  it  shall  be 
the  duty  of  all  persons  or  bodies  corporate  who  may  have 
lawfully  acquired  a  right  of  way  over  said  tract,  or  may  have 
constructed  embankments  or  dams  across  the  said  tract,  to 
cause  sufficient  culverts  to  be  built  under  the  same,  so  that 
the  drainage  of  said  lands  shall  not  be  impeded. 

Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  whenever  in- 
formation shall  be  given  to  the  Mayor  of  any  impediment 
to  the  drainage  of  said  lands,  having  been  caused  by  any 
person  or  body  corporate,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  said 
Mayor  to  summon  such  person  or  corporation,  or  his  or 
their  agent,  to  appear  before  council,  and  it  shall  be  the 
duty  of  council  to  investigate  the  said  charge,  and  to  pass 
such  order  for  the  removal  of  the  said  impediment  to  the 
drainage  of  the  said  lands,  or  for  the  construction  of  proper 
culverts,  as  the  nature  or  exigency  of  the  case  may  require, 
and  for  the  protection  of  the  health  of  the  inhabitants  of 
Savannah. 

Sec  3.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  when  any 
person  or  body  corporate  shall  impede  the  drainage  of  the 
tract  of  land  aforesaid,  or  shall  neglect  or  refuse,  upon 
due  notice,  to  remove  their  obstructions  or  to  provide  suf- 
ficient culverts  through  their  embankments  for  the  complete 
drainage  of  said  lands,  the  expense  of  enforcing  this  Ordi- 
nance and  of  removing  the  said  obstructions,  and  for  pro- 
viding sufficient  culverts  shall  be  collected  from  such  person 


HOUSES  NUMBERED, 


267 


or  body  corporate  by  warrant  of  distress  or  by  an  action  on 
the  case  for  damages. 

Passed  in  Council  29th  August,  1850. 

R.  WAYNE,  Mayor. 
Attest  :  Edward  G.  Wilson,  Clerk  Council. 


HOUSES  NUMBERED. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  require  the  owners  of  houses  in  the  City  of  Savannah 
to  number  them,  and  defining  in  what  manner  it  shall 
be  done. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof,  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained,  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  the  owner  of  every  lot  or  lots  upon  which  a  dwelling- 
house,  store,  or  other  building  has  been  erected  shall  after 
the  passage  of  this  Ordinance  be  required  to  number  the 
said  house  or  houses  after  the  manner  and  within  the  time 
hereinafter  provided. 

Sec  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  it  shall  be  the 
duty  of  the  street  and  lane  committee  of  this  board  to  pro- 
vide some  competent  person,  painter,  brazier  or  other  artist, 
who  shall  proceed  forthwith  under  the  direction  of  the  said 
committee,  to  number  the  houses  on  each  street  with  paint 
in  large  figures,  and  in  a  legible  and  durable  manner,  unless 
the  tenant,  occupant,  or  owner  of  such  house  shall  elect  a 
more  costly  and  elegant  method,  in  which  case  it  shall  be  left 
to  his  or  her  option  as  to  the  cost  and  materials,  whenever 
such  cost  may  exceed  the  cost  in  the  general  plan  for  num- 
bering the  city  at  large. 


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HOUSES  NUMBERED. 


Sec.  3.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  there  shall  be 
levied  upon  every  house  within  the  corporate  limits  of  the 
city  not  facing  upon  the  lanes  and  alleys  such  sum  as  the 
street  and  lane  committee  shall  require  to  defray  the  cost  of 
numbering  such  house  and  the  same  sum  upon  every  door 
of  each  tenement  house  to  be  paid  at  the  time  of  numbering 
the  same,  to  the  order  or  by  the  authority  of  the  street  and 
lane  committee,  and  upon  the  failure  of  every  such  owner 
of  a  house  or  houses,  said  owner  or  owners  shall  forfeit  and 
pay  into  the  City  Treasury  the  sum  of  one  dollar  for  which 
execution  shall  immediately  thereafter  issue. 

Sec.  4.  And  be  it  further  ordained ]  That  every  house 
completed  or  now  building  shall  be  enumerated  by  whole 
numbers  whether  upon  whole,  half  or  quarter  lots. 

Sec.  5.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  Upon  the  streets 
running  from  east  to  west,  the  houses  shall  be  numbered 
with  the  even  numbers  on  the  north  side  and  the  odd  num- 
bers on  the  south  and  commence  at  the  eastern  terminus 
of  said  streets. 

Sec  6.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  upon  those 
streets  running  north  and  south,  the  even  numbers  shall  be 
on  the  west  side,  and  the  odd  numbers  on  the  east  and  com- 
mence in  the  northern  terminus  of  said  streets  as  nearly  as 
practicable. 

Sec.  7.  And  be  it  further  ordained.,  That  those  streets 
west  of  West  Broad  street  and  in  Yamacraw,  which  are  not 
continuations  of  any  streets  heretofore  named,  shall  be 
numbered  upon  the  same  general  plan,  but  independently, 
viz :  commencing  at  the  eastern  terminus,  and  the  even 
numbers  on  the  north  and  west  sides. 

Sec  8.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  no  houses 
shall  be  numbered  for  the  present  further  west  than  Farm 
street,  and  further  east  than  the  western  end  of  the  eastern 
wharf  company's  land,  and  further  south  than  Harris  street, 
except  in  Curry  Town,  which  shall  be  numbered  inde- 
pendently as  in  Yamacraw. 


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Sec.  9.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  this  Ordi- 
nance shall  be  in  full  force  from  the  passage  thereof,  and 
the  tax  upon  each  and  every  house  shall  he  considered  due 
upon  the  completion  of  the  numbers  upon  that  house,  and 
shall  be  paid  to  the  workmen  or  artist  as  he  progresses  on 
tailing  to  do  which  the  owner  shall  pay  as  heretofore  pro- 
vided, and  all  Ordinances  or  parts  of  Ordinances  militating 
against  this  Ordinance  are  hereby  repealed. 
Passed  in  Council  24th  February,  1842. 

W.  THORNE  WILLIAMS,  Mayor. 

Attest :  Elisha  Wylly,  Clerk  Council. 


INFORMERS  AND  WITNESSES. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 

To  compel  informers  and  witnesses  to  attend  and  give  testi- 
mony on  information  laid  before  council. 

Sec.  I.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hmnlets  thereof,  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  when  any  information  is  laid  before  council,  or  the 
clerk,  against  any  person  or  persons,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of 
the  informer  or  informers  to  attend  council  and  give  testi- 
mony on  such  information  or  informations,  and  in  case  of 
his,  her,  or  their  neglecting  to  attend  and  give  testimony, 
such  informer  or  informers  shall  be  fined  in  a  sum  not  ex- 
ceeding five  dollars,  unless  excused  by  council  for  some 
good  and  sufficient  cause. 

Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  in  all  infor- 
mations laid  before  council,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  clerk 
to  issue,  and  of  the  marshal  to  serve  subpoenas  on  such 
witnesses  or  witness,  as  may  be  material  to  the  trial  of  said 


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information,  requiring  such  witness  or  witnesses  to  appear 
and  give  testimony  before  council  on  the  information  stated 
in  such  subpoenas,  and  such  witness  or  witnesses  being 
duly  summoned  and  not  attending,  shall  be  fined  in  any 
sum  not  exceeding  five  dollars,  unless  excused  by  council, 
for  some  good  and  sufficient  cause. 

Passed  in  Council  30th  May,  1808. 

CHARLES  HARRIS,  Mayor, 


AN  ORDINANCE, 

To  amend  an  Ordinance  entitled  an  Ordinance  to  compel 
informers  and  witnesses  to  attend  and  give  testimony  on 
information  laid  before  council,  passed  30th  May,  1808. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and,  wilder  men  of 
tkeCity  of  Savammh  and  the  Hamlets  thereof,  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  from  and  after  the  passage  of  this  Ordinance,  the  pro- 
visions and  penalties  of  the  above  entitled  Ordinance  shall 
be  held  to  extend,  so  as  to  compel  the  attendance  of  in- 
formers and  witnesses  before  the  Police  Court. 
Passed  in  Council  22d  July,  1839. 

ROBERT  M.  CHARLTON,  Mayor, 


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INSPECTORS.  WEIGHERS,  MEASURERS, 

AND 

GUAGEHS. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  appoint  Measurers  and  Inspectors  of  Lumber,  ranging 
timber,  staves,  shingles,  and  other  timber,  measurers  of 
salt,  peas,  com,  and  other  grain,  and  of  wood,  inspectors 
and  guagers  of  liquors,  weighers  of  cotton,  tobacco,  rice 
and  hay. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Alder  men  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  scmie, 
That  from  and  after  the  passage  and  publication  of  this  Or- 
dinance, no  person  or  persons  whatsoever,  except  those  ap- 
pointed by  this  Ordinance,  shall  measure  salt,  peas,  corn, 
and  other  grains,  when  sold ;  inspect  and  measure  boards, 
scantling,  staves,  shingles,  ranging  timber,  cypress  logs,  oak, 
and  other  timber,  cord  and  measure  wood,  or  inspect  or 
guage  liquors,  under  the  penalty  of  the  sum  not  exceed- 
ing, thirty  dollars  for  each  offence. 

Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  at  the  next 
regular  meeting  of  council,  after  the  passage  of  this  Ordin- 
ance, and  at  the  first  regular  meeting  of  council  in  January 
of  each  subsequent  year,  and  on  such  other  occasions  as  may 
be  deemed  necessary,  there  shall  be  appointed  not  exceeding 
five  (now  not  exceeding  twelve,  see  3d  section  of  Ordinance 
passed  25th  March,  1 843,  below,)  measurers  of  lumber  and 
inspectors  of  staves;  not  exceeding  two  measurers  of  wood; 
not  exceeding  two  inspectors  and  guagers  of  liquors;  not 
exceeding  six  weighers  of  cotton,  rice,  tobacco,  &c;  and  not 
exceeding  three  measurers  of  salt,  peas,  corn,  and  other 
grain;  each  of  whom,  before  entering  upon  the  duties  of  his 
office,  shall  take  and  subscribe  the  following  oath    "  I,  A.  B„ 


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(do  solemnly  swear  or  affirm,  as  the  case  may  be)  that  I  will 
faithfully  and  impartially  discharge  the  duties  of  the  office 
to  which  I  have  been  elected,  according  to  the  Ordinances 
of  the  city.    So  help  me  God." 

Sec.  3.  Jind  be  it  further  ordained,  That  no  person  so 
appointed  a  measurer  of  salt,  peas,  corn,  and  other  grain,  or 
of  wood,  or  a  measurer  and  inspector,  of  lumber,  staves, 
shingles,  or  other  timber,  shall  be  directly  or  indirectly  con- 
cerned in  the  sale  thereof  as  principal  or  agent,  and  each 
inspector  or  measurer  appointed  by  virtue  thereof,  shall  enter 
into  bond  in  the  name  <  »f  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  hamlets  thereof,  with  one  or 
more  good  and  sufficient  securities,  to  be  approved  of  by  the 
Mayor,  in  the  sum  of  iive  hundred  dollars  each,  for  the 
faithful  performance  of  Ids  duties.  (See  3d  section  of  Or- 
dinance passed  23d  March,  1843,  below.) 

Sec.  4.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  each  measurer 
and  inspector  of  lumber  appointed  in  the  manner  aforesaid 
and  after  complying  with  the  requisites  of  this  Ordinance, 
shall  receive  a  license,  and  for  the  same  shall  pay  to  the  City 
Treasurer  fifteen  dollars.,  for  the  use  of  the  city,  (now  ten 
dollars,  see  5th  section  of  Ordinance  passed  23d  March. 
1843,  below,)  and  fifty  rents  for  his  own  fees,  together  with 
the  sum  of  one  dollar  to  the  Clerk  of  Council  for  his  fees. 
That  each  measurer  of  wood  shall  receive  a  license,  and  for 
the  same  pay  to  the  City  Treasurer  the  sum  of  five  dollars  for 
the  use  of  the  city,  and  to  the  City  Treasurer,  for  his  fees, 
fifty  cents,  and  to  the  Clerk  of  Council,  for  his  fees,  the  sum 
of  one  dollar.  And  each  measurer  of  salt,  peas,  corn,  and 
other  grain,  shall  receive  a  license,  and  for  the  same  pay  the 
City  Treasurer  the  sum  of  fi  ve  dollars  for  the  use  of  the  city, 
and  fifty  cents  for  his  fees,  and  one  dollar  for  the  fees  of  the 
Clerk  of  Council.  And  each  weigher  of  cotton,  rice,  tobac- 
co and  hay,  shall  receive  a  license,  and  for  the  same  pay  to 
the  City  Treasurer  the  sum  of  ten  dollars  for  the  use  of  the 
city,  and  fifty  cents  for  his  fees,  and  to  the  Clerk  of  Council 
one  dollar  for  his  fees.    And  each  inspector  and  guager  of 


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liquors  shall  pa\  to  the  City  Treasurer  the  sum  of  fifteen 
dollars  for  the  use  of  the  city,  and  fifty  cents  for  his  fees, 
and  to  the  Clerk  of  Council  one  dollar  for  his  fees.  And 
each  license  shall  be  signed  by  the  Mayor  and  attested  by 
the  clerk,  with  the  seal  of  the  city  thereto. 

Sec.  5.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  all  lumber, 
staves,  shingles,  scantling  and  timber,  for  exportation  shall 
be  first  inspected  and  measured  by  the  proper  officer  ap- 
pointed by  this  Ordinance,  and  the  measurement  of  each 
piece  of  lumber,  scantling  and  timber,  shall  be  correctly 
marked  thereon,  but  that  nothing  herein  contained  shall 
prevent  the  sale  for  home  consumption  of  said  articles 
without  inspection  or  measurement,  except  when  required 
by  the  purchaser.  (See  6th  section  of  Ordinance  passed  23d 
March,  1843,  and  1st  section  Ordinance  passed  29th  May, 
1845,  below.) 

Sec.  6.  This  section  is  supercede*!  and  repealed  ly  the  9th  section  of 
Ordinance  passe  I  25th  August  1842,  and  by  the  4th  section  of  Ordinance 
passed  23d  March,  1843.    See  said  Ordinances  hereafter. 

Skctioxs  7  and  8.  These  sections  are  repeakd  by  the  9tk  section  of 
Ordinance  passed  25th  August,  1842. 

Sec  9.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  ah  fire  wood 
shall  be  regularly  inspected  by  the  said  measurers  of  wood, 
who  shall  be  authorized  to  demand  and  receive  from  the 
seller  of  said  wood  the  sum  of  13  J  cents  per  cord,  and  that 
each  cord  of  wood  so  measured^  shall  be  four  feet  high,  four 
feet  wide,  and  eight  feet  long,  and  shall  be  so  measured  as  to 
include  in  said  measurement  only  one  half  of  the  scarf. 
(This  section  amended.  See  first  section  of  Ordinance 
passed  31st  January  1833.) 

Sec  10.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  every  vessel 
loaded  wholly  or  in  part  with  lumber  of  any  description, 
cleared  at  the  custom  house  of  this  district  for  any  port 
(other  than  a  port  in  this  State,)  shall  receive  a  certificate  of 
the  measurement  of  such  lumber,  to  which  certificate  when 
for  a  foreign  port,  the  seal  of  the  city  shall  be  affixed,  and 
for  which  the  measurer  or  inspector  of  said  lumber  shall  re- 
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ceive  as  his  compensation  the  sum  of  one  dollar,  and  the 
Clerk  of  Council  for  affixing  the  seal  of  the  city,  the  sum  of 
fifty  cents,  to  be  paid  by  the  shipper  thereof. 

Sec.  11.  (First  part  of  this  section  superceded.)  And 
each  inspector  and  guager  shall  be  entitled  to  the  following 
fees  to  be  paid  by  the  owner  or  seller :  For  inspecting  each 
pipe  12j  cents  ;  for  guaging  25  cents ;  for  inspecting  each 
hogshead  12  J  and  for  guaging  20  cents  j  for  inspecting  each 
barrel  or  quarter  cask  12  J  and  for  guaging  10  cents  ;  but  the 
fees  shall  be  lessened  one  half  for  all  exceeding  ten  casks, 
inspected  or  guaged  at  one  time.  And  no  guager  and 
inspector  shall  be  licensed  who  shall  not  produce  to  council 
a  satisfactory  certificate  of  his  integrity,  knowledge  and  ability 
to  execute  the  duties  of  his  office. 

Sec.  12.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  one  of  the 
weighers  of  cotton,  rice,  tobacco,  hay  and  other  goods,  ap- 
pointed  under  and  by  virtue  of  this  Ordinance,  shall  be 
located  in  Market  square,  and  the  others  at  convenient 
places,  whose  duty  it  shall  be,  upon  application  for  that  pur- 
pose made  to  them,  to  weigh  all  such  cotton,  rice,  tobacco, 
hay,  and  other  articles  presented,  for  which  they  shall  sev- 
erally be  entitled  to  the  following  fees  to  be  paid  by  the 
person  selling  the  same :  for  each  bale  of  cotton  6  J  cents, 
including  labor  at  the  scales ;  for  each  tierce  of  rice  6  J  cents ; 
for  each  hhd.  tobacco  6J  cents;  for  each  bundle  of  hay  6 J, 
cents;  and  for  other  goods  agreeably  to  rates  prescribed  in 
the  usual  rules  of  the  Chamber  of  Commerce. 

Sec,  13.  Repealed,  see  last  section  of  Ordinance  passed  30t*h  August, 
1827,  immediately  succeeding  this  Ordinance. 

Sec.  14.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  every  and 
each  measurer  and  inspector  of  lumber,  boards,  scantling, 
staves,  shingles,  ranging  timber,  cypress  logs,  oak,  and  other 
timber,  and  every  and  each  measurer  and  inspector  of  fire- 
wood, inspector  and  guager  of  liquors,  measurers  of  salt, 
peas,  corn,  and  other  grain,  weighers  of  cotton,  rice,  tobacco, 
and  hay,  who  shall  be  convicted  before  the  Mayor  and 


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Aldermen  of  a  neglect  or  violation  of  his  duties  or  the 
provisions  of  this  Ordinance,  shall  be  fined  in  a  sum  not 
exceeding  thirty  dollars  for  every  and  each  offence,  one  half 
of  the  said  fine  for  the  use  of  the  city,  the  other  half  to  the 
informer,  and  if  deemed  necessary  by  the  said  Mayor  and 
Aldermen,  be  dismissed  from  office. 

Sec.  15.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  any  person 
who  shall  hereafter  sell  any  lumber,  ranging  or  other  timber, 
staves,  or  shingles,  for  exportation,  or  wood,  or  cargoes  of 
salt,  or  part  of  cargoes,  or  quantities  exceeding  one  hundred 
bushels,  (except  when  measured  by  the  officers  of  the  cus- 
toms,) cow-peas,  or  other  grains,  without  being  first  inspected 
and  measured  by  the  proper  officer  appointed  under  this 
Ordinance,  shall,  upon  conviction  before  council,  be  fined 
for  such  offence  in  a  sum  not  exceeding  thirty  dollars,  to 
be  recovered  in  the  manner  pointed  out  in  the  1 3th  section 
of  this  Ordinance. 

Sec.  16.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  all  cotton, 
jice,  hay,  or  tobacco  may,  at  the  direction  of  the  purchaser, 
seller  or  shipper,  be  weighed  by  any  one  of  the  weighers 
appointed  by  virtue  of  this  Ordinance,  whose  duty  it  shall 
be  upon  application  being  made  to  him,  to  weigh  said 
articles. 

Sec.  17.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  any  person 
.or  persons  who  shall  refuse  or  neglect  to  pay  the  fees  which 
shall  be  due  for  inspecting,  guaging,  weighing,  measuring, 
or  counting,  or  for  the  performances  of  any  other  duty  au- 
thorized by  this  Ordinance,  shall,  upon  conviction  before 
council,  be  fined  in  a  sum  not  exceeding  thirty  dollars  for 
each  offence,  and  the  property  shall  in  all  cases  be  liable  to 
the  payment  of  the  fees. 

Sec.  18.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  any  measurer, 
inspector,  weigher,  or  guager,  who  shall  remove  from  the 
city,  or  be  absent,  or  disabled  from  attending  to  his  duties, 
shall  forfeit  his  appointment,  and  council  shall  be  at  liberty 
to  fill  such  vacancy  at  any  regular  meeting  thereafter. 


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Sec.  19.   And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  Ordinance 
on  this  subject,  passed  on  the  27th  April,  1826,  and  all  Or- 
nances  or  parts  of  Ordinances  militating  against  this  Ordir 
nance  be  and  the  same  are  hereby  repealed. 
Passed  in  Council  15th  March,  1827. 

AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  define  more  fully  the  duties  of  measurers  of  corn,  peas 
and  other  grain  and  salt  in  this  city. 

Sec.  1.  Beit  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Jlldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  from  and  after  the  passing  of  this  Ordinance  it  shall  be 
the  duty  of  each  and  every  city  measurer,  before  entering 
on  the  duties  of  his  office,  to  provide  himself  with  two  or 
more  good,  substantial  measures  of  the  following  description, 
viz:  each  measure  shall  be  au  iron  bound  oaken  tub,  with 
an  iron  bar  across  the  top,  and  an  iron  rod  or  post  united 
to  the  middle  of  said  bar,  and  leading  thence  through  the 
centre  of  the  bottom  of  the  tub,  and  secured  in  such  a  man- 
ner as  to  prevent  the  cross-bar  from  binding  or  becoming 
otherwise  displaced,  said  measure  to  be  of  the  capacity  of 
one  half  a  bushel  agreeably  to  the  city  standard,  and  also  be 
inspected  and  branded  by  the  Clerk  of  the  Market,  as  re- 
quired by  city  Ordinances.  Each  measurer  shall  likewise 
provide  himself  with  one  or  more  shovels  or  scoups  of  such 
size  and  capacity  that  three  times  the  full  ol  a  scoup  shall 
be  sufficient  to  fill  a  half  bushel  tub. 

Sec  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  manner 
ol  measuring  corn,  peas,  and  other  grain,  and  of  salt  in  the 
city,  shall  be  as  follows,  viz :  The  measure  shall  be  placed 
on  its  bottom  in  a  horizontal  position,  and  the  measurer  shall 
fill  or  cause  the  same  to  be  filled,  by  means  of  the  above  de- 
scribed scoup,  and  the  contents  made  level,  and  even  with 


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the  top  of  the  measure,  by  gently  drawing  a  strickle  across 
the  same;  and  the  measurer  shall  keep  a  correct  account 
of  the  quantity  so  measured,  and  if  any  measurer  shall  use 
or  caused  to  be  used  for  the  purpose  of  measuring  any  corn 
peas  or  other  grain  or  salt,  any  measure  different  from  the 
one  above  described  in  this  Ordinance,  or  use  the  same  in 
any  other  manner  than  the  one  above  described,  shall,  on 
conviction  thereof,  be  fined  in  a  sum  not  exceeding  thirty 
dollars  for  the  first  offence,  and  for  a  second  offence  shall  be 
dismissed  from  office. 

Sec.  3.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  all  cargoes 
or  parts  of  cargoes  of  corn,  peas,  or  other  grain,  and  of  salt, 
(except  when  measured  by  the  officers  ot  the  customs)  shall, 
when  sold  from  on  board,  and  at  all  times  from  store,  or  else- 
where when  required,*  be  measured  or  cause  to  be  measured, 
by  a  city  measurer  for  which  he  shall  be  entitled  to  receive  the 
following  compensation,  viz  :  for  any  quantity  not  exceeding 
five  hundred  bushels,  one  cent  .and  a  quarter  of  a  cent  per 
bushel,  and  for  all  quantities  exceeding  five  hundred  bushels 
one  cent  per  bushel,  to  be  paid  b]^  the  seller,  and  no  other 
measurement  than  that  of  a  city  measurer  shall  be  deemed 
lawful,  except  when  done  by  consent  of  parties.  And  amy 
person  or  persons  refusing  or  neglecting  to  comply  with  the 
provisions  of , this  section  of  the  Ordinance  shall  be  liable  to 
^penalty  not  exceeding  thirty' dollars. 

Sec  4.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  13th 
section  of  an  Ordinance  entitled  an  Ordinance  to  appoint 
inspectors  of  lumber,  ranging  timber  and  staves,  shingles  and 
other  timber,  and  other  measurers  of  corn,  peas  and  other 
grain,  &c,  and  of  salt,  and  together  with  ail  Ordinances  or 
parts  of  Ordinances,  so  far  as  they  milhrte  against  this 
Ordinance,  be  and  the  same  are  hereby  repealed. 
Passed  in  Council  30th  August,  1827. 

*This  section  explained  and  defined  by  next  succeeding  Ordinance. 


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AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  explain  and  define  more  particularly  the  duties  of  mea- 
surers of  corn  and  other  grain  and  of  salt 

Sec.  1 .  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  assem? 
bled,  and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same? 
That  all  salt  (except  when  measured  by  the  officers  of  the 
customs)  corn,  peas,  and  other  grain,  sold  from  on  board  of 
vessels  in  the  port  or  City  of  Savannah,  shall  in  every  case, 
be  measured  by  one  of  the  inspectors  and  measurers  appoint- 
ed by  Council,  and  that  the  said  articles  when  sold  from 
store  or  elsewhere  shall  be  measured  at  the  requisition  of 
the  purchasers. 

Sec.  2.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council,  11th  October,  1827, 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  amend  an  Ordinance  entitled  an  Ordinance  to  appoint 
measurers  and  inspectors  of  lumber,  ranging  timber,  staves^ 
shingles  and  other  timber,  measurers  of  salt,  peas,  com? 
and  other  grains,  and  of  wood,  inspectors  and  guagers  of 
liquors,  and  weighers  of  cotton^  rice,  tobacco  and  hay.  t 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Mder men  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same? 
That  from  and  after  the  passing  of  this  Ordinance,  all  fire 
wood  shall  be  regularly  inspected  and  measured  by  the 
measurers  of  wood,  whenever  required  by  the  purchaser  or 
seller,  and  the  said  measurer  shall  be  authorized  to  demand 
and  receive  twelve  and  an  half  cents  per  cord,  one  half  of 
which  amount  to  be  paid  by  the  seller  of  said  wood  and  the 
other  half  by  the  purchaser. 

Sec  2.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council,  31st  January,  1833, 


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AN  ORDINANCE. 
To  amend  an  Ordinance  entitled  an  Ordinance  to  appoint 
measurers  and  inspectors  of  lumber,  ranging  timber, 
staves,  shingles,  and  other  lumber,  measurers  of  salt,  peas, 
corn  and  other  grain,  and  of  wood,  inspectors  and  guagers 
of  liquors,  and  weighers  of  cotton,  rice,  tobacco,  and  hay, 
passed  15th  March,  1827. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  assem- 
bled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  hy  the  authority  of  the  same* 
That  all  spirits  distilled  within  any  of  the  United  States  or 
territories  thereof,  and  imported  into  this  city,  for  sale 
shall,  as  soon  thereafter  as  practicable,  be  inspected  and 
guaged  by  one  of  the  inspectors  and  guagers  of  liquors  ap- 
pointed under  the  Ordinance  to  which  this  is  amendatory, 
who  shall  mark  the  cask  containing  the  same  in  a  distin- 
guishable manner,  with  the  proof  or  degree  of  spirits  of 
such  liquor  or  spirits,  and  also  the  guage  or  capacity,  together 
with  the  outs  or  deficiency  of  liquor  in  such  cask;  and 
every  consignee,  agent,  or  owner  of  domestic  distilled  spirits 
who  shall  neglect  or  refuse  to  cause  the  same  to  be  so  in- 
spected and  guaged,  or  who  shall  sell  or  offer  them  for  sale, 
without  such  inspection  and  guaging,  shah  for  each  offence, 
upon  conviction  before  council,  be  fined  in  a  sum  not  ex- 
ceeding thirty  dollars. 

Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  inspectors 
and  guagers  shall  determine  the  proof  or  degree  of  spirits 
of  liquors  by  them  inspected,  by  Southworth's  hydrometer, 
and  the  S  on  said  hydrometer  shall  be  the  standard  for  first 
proof,  and  that  they  shall  also  determine  the  guage  or 
capacity  of  casks  by  them  guaged,  by  the  method  author- 
ized and  adopted  by  the  United  States  treasury  department. 

Sec  3.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  if  any  person 
or  persons  shall  after  the  inspecting  and  marking  of  any 
cask,  as  heretofore  mentioned,  fraudulently  alter  the  mark, 
or  after  the  cask  shall  have  been  emptied  of  spirits,  shall 


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put  other  spirits  therein  without  first  obliterating  the  whole 
of  the  inspector's  mark,  such  person  or  persons  shall  in 
every  case  be  fined,  on  conviction  before  council,  in  a 
sum  not  exceeding  thirty  dollars. 

Sec.  4.    Jind  be  it  further  ordained,  That  so  much  of 
the  above  recited  Ordinance  as  militates  against  this  Ordi- 
nance be  and  the  same  are  hereby  repealed. 
Passed  in  Council  7th  June,  1827. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
*Po  amend  an  Ordinance  to  appoint  measures  and  inspectors 
of  lumber,  ranging  timber,  staves,  shingles,  and  other 
timber,  measurers,  of  salt,  peas,  corn,  and  other  grain,  and 
of  wood,  inspectors,  and  guagers  of  liquors,  and  weighers 
of  cotton,  rice,  tobacco  and  hay. 

Sections  1st,  2d,  3d,  4th,  5th  and  6th,  of  this  Ordinance  superceded  and 
repealed  by  the  1st,  2d,  3d,  4th,  5th  and  6th  sections  of  Ordinance  passed  the 
23d  March,  1843,  immediately  succeeding  this  Ordinance. 

Sec.  7.  And  be  it  further  ordained?  That  in  consequence 
of  the  great  quantity  of  timber  known  by  the  dealers  under 
the  denomination  of  loblolly,  (a  species  of  pine  without 
lasting  substance,  and  therefore  valueless)  exported  as  mer- 
chantable pine  to  the  great  and  manifest  injury  of  the  credit 
and  character  of  our  market,  such  quality  of  pine  shall  not 
be  considered  merchantable, and  upon  the  conviction  of  any 
measurers  and  inspectors  aforesaid  having  measured  and  in- 
spected loblolly  pine  timber  as  merchantable,  he  or  they 
shall  be  fined  in  a  sum  of  thirty  dollars,  forfeit  his  license, 
and  be  declared  and  rendered  ineligible  to  his  said  office  of 
measurer  and  inspector. 

Sec  8.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  all  hay  sold 
in  the  city  shall  be  re-weighed,  and  any  seller  refusing  to 
have  the  same  re-weighed,  shall  be  fined  in  a  sum  not  less 
than  three  dollars  nor  more  than  thirty  dollars. 


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Sec.  9.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  so  nn^cli  of 
the  third,  sixth,  seventh,  and  eight  sections  of  the  Ordinance 
to  which  this  is  an  amendment  as  refers  to  the  measure- 
ment of  1  Limber  and  staves,  and  all  Ordinances  or  parts 
thereof,  militating  against  this  Ordinance  are  hereby 
repealed. 

Passed  in  Council  25th  August,  1842. 

W.  THORNE  WILLIAMS,  Mayor. 
Attest:  Elisha  Wylly,  Clerk  Council. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
Amendatory  of  an  Ordinance  passed  25m  August,  1842, 
entitled  an  Ordinance  to  amend  an  Ordinance  to  appoint 
measurers  and  inspectors  of  lumber,  ranging  timber,  staves 
shingles  and  other  lumber,  &c. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  assem- 
bled, and  it  is  hereby  Ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  from  and  after  the  passing  of  this  Ordinance,  ranging 
timber,  scantling,  plank,  boards,  and  other  descriptions  of 
sawed  lumber,  shall  be  deemed  merchantable  only  under 
the  following  requirements,  viz:  ranging  timber  shall  be 
sound  and  measured,  free  from  pin  holes  and  waning  edges, 
scantling,  plank,  boards,  and  other  descriptions  of  sawed 
lumber,  shall  be  sound  and  show  at  least  half  heart  of  the 
contents  of  each  piece.  Nevertheless,  if  any  scantling, 
plank,  boards,  and  other  descriptions  of  sawed  lumber, 
shall  be  split,  decayed  or  fractured,  more  than  two  feet,  and 
less  than  one-third  of  the  length  of  said  scantling,  plank, 
boards,  &c,  in  that  case,  such  a  split,  decayed  or  fractured 
part  shall  be  left  out,  and  not  counted  in  the  said  measure- 
ment. 

Sec.  2.    Jind  he  it  further  ordained,  That  staves  and 
shingles,  shall  likewise  be  deemed  merchantable  only  when 
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made,  shaped,  formed  and  conditioned  as  follows,  viz: 
white  and  red  oak  staves  must  be  free  from  knots,  splits, 
and  worm  holes,  and  that  all  oak  staves  shall  be  classed  as 
red  oak.  The  dimensions  of  pipe  staves  shall  be  fifty-four 
inches  long,  not  less  than  three  inches  wide,  and  one  inch 
thick  on  the  thinest  edge  ;  hogshead  staves  forty-two  inches 
long,  not  less  than  three  inches  wide,  and  three  quarters  of 
an  inch  thick  on  the  thinest  edge ;  pine  staves,  forty-two 
inches  long,  not  less  than  three  inches  wide,  and  five-eighths 
of  an  inch  thick  ;  shingles  not  less  than  twenty  inches  long, 
three  and  a  half  inches  wide  and  three  eighths  of  an  inch  thick. 

Sec.  3.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  number 
of  measurers  and  inspectors  of  lumber,  appointed  by  virtue 
of  this  Ordinance,  shall  not  exceed  twelve,  and  that  their 
appointment  shall  be  made  annually,  on  the  first  meeting 
of  Council  in  January,  or  at  any  other  time  a  vacancy 
shall  occur.  They  shall  produce  satisfactory  evidence  of 
their  moral  character,  fitness  and  qualifications,  for  the  faith- 
ful discharge  of  their  duties,  not  to  be  interested  in  the 
profits  arising  from  the  sale  of  lumber  to  be  inspected  and 
measured  by  them,  though  they  may  be  employed  as  clerks 
by  the  factors  or  sellers,  and  each  shall  enter  into  bond  in 
the  name  of  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the  City  of  Savan- 
nah, and  the  Hamlets  thereof,  with  one  or  more'  good  and 
sufficient  securities  approved  by  the  Mayor  in  the  sum  of 
five  hundred  dollars  each  for  the  faithful  performance  of  his 
duties. 

Sec.  4*  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  each  measu- 
rer and  inspector  shall  receive  the  following  fees  as  his  com- 
pensation, one  half  to  be  paid  by  the  seller,  the  other  half 
by  the  purchaser,  the  labor  necessary  for  the  admeasurement 
and  inspection  of  lumber  will  be  furnished  by  the  factor  or 
seller,  viz :  for  inspecting  and  culling  oak  staves  seventy- 
five  cents  per  thousand,  for  shingles  twenty  cents  per  thou- 
sand, for  inspecting  and  measuring  ranging  timber  twenty 
live  cents  per  thousand  feet,  for  sawed  lumber  thirty  cents 
per  thousand  feet. 


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*  Sue  5.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  each  measu- 
rer and  inspector  of  lumber  appointed  in  the  manner  afore- 
said, and  after  complying  with  the  requirements  of  this 
Ordinance,  shall  receive  a  license  and  shall  pay  for  the 
same  to  the  City  Treasurer,  ten  dollars  for  the  city,  and  fifty 
cents  for  his  own  fees,  together  with  the  sum  of  one  dollar 
to  the  Clerk  of  Council  for  his  fees. 

Sec  6.  And  be  it  further  ordained.  That  all  timber, 
sawed  lumber,  oak  staves  and  shingles,  bought  or  sold  within 
the  jurisdiction  of  the  city,  shall  be  inspected,  measured, 
counted  and  culled  by  the  measurers  and  inspectors  ap- 
pointed by  virtue  of  this  Ordinance,  and  that  any  other 
person  or  persons  inspecting,  measuing,  counting  and  cull- 
ing ranging  timber,  sawed  lumber,  oak  staves,  and  shingles, 
shall,  upon  conviction  of  the  same,  be  fined  in  a  sum  not 
exceeding  thirty  dollars.  And  in  case  of  any  violation  of 
this  Ordinance  by  any  measurer  and  inspector  aforesaid,  or 
by  any  factor  or  seller,  he  or  they  shall  be  fined,  upon 
conviction  of  the  same,  in  a  sum  not  exceeding  thirty  dol- 
lars for  the  first  and  second  offence,  and  for  the  third  offence 
the  measurer  or  inspector  shall  forfeit  his  license,  and  be 
removed  from,  and  declared  forever  after  ineligible  to  the 
same  office. 

Sec.  7.   Repealed,  see  1st  section  of  Ordinance  passed  4th  Sept.  1845. 

Sec  8,    And  be  it  farther  ordained,  That  all  fees  shall 
be  paid  by  the  seller  or  factor,  he  charging  half  measure- 
ment and  inspection  to  the  buyer. 
Sec.  9.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  23d  March,  1843. 

RICHARD  D.  ARNOLD,  Mayor, 
Attest :  Elisha  Wylly,  Clerk  Council. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  be  entitled  an  Ordinance  to  compel  sellers  of  timber, 


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scantling,  planks,  boards,  and  all  the  descriptions  of  sawed* 
or  hewn  lumber,  to  have  the  measurement  marked  upon 
each  piece. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled,audit  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  from  and  after  the  passage  of  this  Ordinance,  all  tim- 
ber, scantling,  plank,  boards,  and  other  descriptions  of  sawed 
or  hewn  lumber,  sold  within  the  corporate  limits  of  the  city, 
shall  have  the  measurement  cut  upon  each  piece ;  and  any 
seller  or  owner  of  such  timber,  failing  to  have  the  same 
done  shall  be  fined,  for  such  offence,  in  a  sum  not  exceeding 
thirty  dollars. 

Sec.  2.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  29th  May,  1845. 

R.  WAYNE,  Mayor. 

Attest:  Edward  G.Wilson,  Clerk  Council. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
Entitled  an  Ordinance  to  alter  the  Ordinance  as  regulating 
the  sale  of  hay,  &c. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  the  section  7th  of  an  Ordinance  passed  March  23d, 
1843,  regulating,  among  other  matters,  the  sale  of  hay,  be, 
and  the  same  is  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  2.  And  he  it  further  ordained,  That  the  section  8  th 
of  an  Ordinance  passed  25th  August,  1842,  touching  the 
same  subject  be,  and  the  same  is  hereby  revived  and  de- 
clared to  be  in  full  force  and  virtue. 

Sec.  3.  And  he  it  further  ordained,  That  his  honor 
the  Mayor  shall  be  authorized,  on  application  made  to  him, 


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to  delegate  to  the  City  Marshal,  or  any  other  city  officer, 
power  to  weigh  hay,  under  this  Ordinance  and  the  Ordi- 
nance of  the  loth  March,  1827,  and  when  so  called  up- 
on, such  officer  shall  be  entitled  to  six  cents  for  each 
bundle  weighed,  to  be  paid  by  the  seller,  he  charging  one 
half  to  the  buyer. 

Sec.  4.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  4th  September,  1S45. 

R.  WAYNE,  Mayor. 

Attest :  Edward  G.  Wilson,  Clerk  Council 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
Entitled  an  Ordinance  to  amend  an  Ordinance  entitled  an 
Ordinance  to  establish  the  office  of  weighers  of  hay,  and 
to  elect  officers. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Ham  lets  thereof  in  Council  assem- 
bled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  the  office  of  weighers  of  hay  be,  and  the  same  is 
hereby  created,  and  that  at  the  first  regular  meeting  of 
council,  after  the  fifth  day  of  February  in  each  succeeding 
year  there  shall  be  elected  two  weighers  of  hay,  and  the 
fees  for  each  bundle  so  weighed,  shall  be  six  and  a  quarter 
cents,  to  be  paid  by  the  consignee  or  consignees  of  said 
hay. 

Sec  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That,  the  weigher 
of  hay  be  authorized  and  compelled  to  obliterate  all  marks 
that  may  be  found  on  any  bundle  of  hay,  and  be  required 
to  keep  a  book  containing  a  correct  statement  of  each  ]ot  of 
hay  that  he  weighs.  He  shall  also  mark  on  each  bundle, 
in  plain  figures,  the  gross  weight  thereof 

Sec  3.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  purchaser 
or  purchasers  of  any  lot  or  lots  of  hay,  afloat  or  in  store, 


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shall  be  allowed  a  deduction  of  five  per  cent  tare  on  the 
gross  weight  of  said  hay. 

Sec.  4.  And  he  it  f  urther  ordained,  That  any  one  ob- 
jecting to  have  his  or  their  hay  weighed,  on  landing  from 
the  vessel,  and  proceed  to  sell  or  store,  in  violation  of  this 
Ordinance  may  be  fined  by  his  honor  the  Mayor,  in  a  sum 
not  exceeding  thirty  dollars. 

Sec.  5.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  10th  June,  1847. 

H.  K.  BURROUGHS,  Mayor, 

Attest  :  A,  C.  Davenport,  Clerk  Council. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  be  entitled  an  Ordina  ace  to  amend  an  Ordinance  entitled 
an  Ordinance  to  establish  the  office  of  weighers  of  hay, 
and  to  elect  officers,  passed  10th  June,  1847. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same. 
That  from  and  after  the  passage  of  this  Ordinance,  it  shall 
be  the  duty  of  the  weighers  and  inspectors  of  hay  when 
any  bundles  of  hay  are  so  wet  as  materially  to  effect  the 
weight  of  said  bundles,  they  shall  not  be  compelled  to 
weigh  such  bundles,  but  shall  make  such  deductions  from 
the  original  weights  as  they  may  find  to  be  the  average  loss 
of  weight  on  such  as  they  are  enabled  to  weigh  in  said 
cargo,  and  when  a  whole  cargo  is  wet  so  that  they  cannot 
ascertain  the  true  weight  of  any  part  thereof,  it  shall  be 
the  duty  of  the  weighers  to  make  such  deductions  from 
the  original  weights  as  in  their  judgment  is  the  usual 
loss  in  weight,  and  for  so  weighing  they  shall  receive  the 
same  fee  as  if  they  had  weighed  the  wh  ole  cargo. 

Sec.  2.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council,  25th  August,  1853. 

R.  WAYNE,  Mayor, 


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AN  ORDINANCE, 
Entitled  an  Ordinance  regulating  the  sale  of  corn,  rye,  barley, 
wheat  and  oats. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  Ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof,  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  from  and  after  the  passage  of  this  Ordinance  all  corn, 
rye,  barley,  wheat,  and  oats  bought  and  sold  within  the  City 
of  Savannah  shall  be  bought  aivd  sold  under  the  following 
regulations,  viz  :  Every  bushel  of  corn  shall  weigh  fifty-six 
pounds,  every  bushel  of  rye  fifty-six  pounds,  every  bushel 
of  barley  forty-eight  pounds,  every  bushel  of  wheat  sixty 
pounds,  and  every  bushel  of  oats  thirty-two  pounds :  Pro- 
vided, that  nothing  herein  contained  shall  be  construed  to 
make  it  unlawful  for  the  purchaser  and  seller  to  agree  for 
the  sale  of  the  foregoing  particularly  described  commodities 
by  measurement,  as  heretofore,  instead  of  by  weight. 

Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  in  the  weigh- 
ing  of  the  above  mentioned  produce  the  weights  now  used 
and  required  by  council  shall  be  used  by  the  seller  or  sellers. 

Sec.  3.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  every  white 
person  who  shall  sell  corn,  rye,  barley,  wheat  or  oats,  con- 
trary to  the  provisions  of  this  Ordinance,  shall,  for  each  and 
every  offence,  forfeit  and  pay  a  sum  not  less  than  five  dol- 
lars and  not  exceeding  ten  dollars ;  one-half  to  be  paid  into 
the  City  Treasury,  and  the  other  half  to  the  informer. 

Sec  4.  Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  28th  October,  1847. 

H.  K.  BURROUGHS,  Mayor, 

Attest:  A,  C.  Davenport,  Clerk  Council. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
Entitled  an  Ordinance  for  the  inspection  of  flour,  and  for 
the  appointment  of  inspectors. 


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Sec.  1 ,  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Mdermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  assem- 
bled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  from  and  after  the  passage  of  this  Ordinance,  the  City 
Council  shall  appoint  one  or  more  inspectors  of  flour  for  the 
City  of  Savannah,  who  shall  give  bond  and  security  to  be 
approved  by  council,  in  the  sum  of  one  thousand  dollars  for 
the  faithful  discharge  of  the  duties  of  his  office,  and  whose 
duty  it  shall  be  to  inspect,  when  called  upon,  in  the  manner 
herein  provided,  any  flour  which  may  be  brought  to  this 
market  for  sale. 

Sec.  2,  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  every  barrel 
of  flour  shall  be  examined  by  the  inspector  in  the  following 
manner:  he  shall  provide  himself  with  an  instrument  not 
exceeding  five-eights  of  an  inch  in  diameter,  with  which 
he  shall  penetrate  through  to  the  other  head,  and  having 
obtained  a  sample,  he  shall  plug  the  hole  with  a  round 
piece  of  soft  wood  to  prevent  the  entrance  of  water.  S  hould 
the  said  inspector  judge  the  flour  to  be  merchantable  accord- 
ing to  the  provisions  of  this  Ordinance,  he  shall  provide 
himself  with  brands,  with  letters  three-fourths  of  an  inch  in 
length,  with  which  he  shall  brand  each  barrel  according  to 
quality,  viz :  "superfine,"  "fine,5'  "middling,"  "first/7  or 
"second."  He  sha'l  brand  the  word  "Savannah,"  on  each 
barrel,  and  the  initial  letters  of  his  name,  and  his  compen- 
sation shall  be  three  cents  per  barrel,  to  be  paid  by  the 
owner  or  consignee  of  the  flour.  It  shall  also  be  the  duty 
of  the  inspector  to  inspect  and  brand  half  barrels  and  bags 
of  flour,  and  to  brand  them  in  the  same  manner  as  afore- 
said, and  he  shall  receive  the  same  compensation  for  them 
as  for  barrels. 

Sec.  3.  Jind  be  it  further  ordained,  That  all  barrels 
containing  flour  brought  for  sale  to  this  market,  shall  be 
well  made  of  good  seasoned  materials,  and  tightened  with 
thin  hoops  secured  by  four  nails  in  each  chime  hoop,  and 
three  nails  to  each  upper  bilge  hoop,  and  of  the  following 
dimensions  :   the  staves   of  whole  barrels  twenty-seven 


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inches  long,  and  the  diameter  of  the  head  seventeen  inches ; 
the  staves  of  half  barrels,  twenty-two  inches  in  length,  and 
the  diameter  of  the  head  thirteen  inches.  And  all  barrels 
truly  taxed  on  the  same  head  with  the  mill  brands  shall  be 
deemed  merchantable  barrels,  the  brand  or  mark  to  be  so 
distinctly  put  on  as  not  to  be  easily  erased,  and  the  name  or 
brand  of  the  mill,  where  said  flour  has  been  manufactured, 
shall  be  placed  on  the  head  of  each  barrel,  and  the  said  in- 
spector is  hereby  directed  not  to  brand  any  barrel  of  flour 
which  has  not  been  prepared,  agreeably  to  the  requirements 
of  this  Ordinance,  under  a  penalty  of  one  dollar  for  each  and 
every  barrel  otherwise  branded,  and  the  inspector  shall  cause 
all  barrels  which  are  unmerchantable,  but  are  susceptible  of 
being  so  repaired  as  to  be  made  merchantable  to  be  repaired 
at  the  expense  of  the  owner  or  owners. 

Sec.  4.  And  be  it  f  urther  ordained,  That  each  barrel 
of  flour  shall  contain  one  hundred  and  ninety-six  pounds 
nett  of  flour,  and  each  half  barrel  shall  contain  ninety-eight 
pounds  nett  of  flour,  and  the  said  inspector  shall  not  brand 
any  barrel  or  half  barrel  of  flour,  containing  a  less  quantity 
of  flour  than  is  indicated  by  this  Ordinance,  under  a  penalty 
of  one  dollar  for  each  and  every  violation  or  infraction.  . 

Sec  5.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  said  in- 
spector on  his  appointment  shall  make  oath  or  affirmation 
before  the  Mayor  of  the  city,  that  without  fear,  favor,  or 
respect  to  persons,  he  will  diligently,  and  to  the  best  of  his 
ability,  knowledge,  and  skill,  inspect  all  flour  offered  to  him 
for  inspection,  and  will  brand  the  same  according  to  the 
provisions  of  this  Ordinance,  and  will,  in  all  respects,  faith- 
fully discharge  the  duties  of  his  office. 

Sec  6.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  no  inspector  ot 
flour  shall  purchase  directly  or  indirectly,  any  flour,  unless 
for  the  use  of  himself  or  family  under  the  penalty  of  ten 
dollars  for  each  barrel  or  package  purchased  by  him  in  vio- 
lation of  this  Ordinance. 

Sec  7.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  all  fines  in- 
curred under  this  Ordinance,  shall  be  appropriated  thus,  one 
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half  to  the  informer  and  the  other  half  to  the  City  Treasury. 

Sec.  8.  And  be  it  further  ordained.  That  it  shall  be  the 
duty  of  the  inspector  to  inspect  Indian  corn  and  corn  meal 
in  bags  or  in  barrels,  when  requested  by  the  owner  or  con- 
signee to  do  so,  and  he  shall  brand  such  only  as  he  deems 
to  be  sound  and  merchantable,  for  which  his  compensation 
shall  be  three  cents  per  bag  or  barrel,  to  be  paid  by  the  owner 
as  aforesaid. 

Sec  9.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  14th  October,  1847. 

H.  K.  BURROUGHS,  Mayor. 

Attest :  A.  C.  Davenport,  Clerk  Council. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  establish  an  inspection  of  turpentine  in  the  City  of  Sa- 
vannah. 

Sec  l.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah,  and  Hamlets  thereof,  in  Council  assembled, 
and,  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  the  office  of  inspector  of  turpentine  be,  and  is  hereby 
created. 

Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  an  inspector 
of  turpentine  be  elected  at  the  next  regular  meeting  of 
council,  after  the  passage  of  this  Ordinance,  and  annually 
thereafter,  at  the  first  regular  meeting  in  January. 

Sec.  3.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  additional 
inspectors  may  be  elected  whenever  it  shall  be  necessary  to 
do  so  in  order  to  carry  this  Ordinance  into  full  effect. 

Sec  4.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  from  and  after 
the  passage  of  this  Ordinance  the  following  regulations  shall 
be  of  force : 

1st.  Each  barrel  of  soft  turpentine  shall  be  of  the  weight 
of  350  lbs.  gross,  and  free  from  water  or  other  extraneous 
matter. 


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2d.  Each  barrel  shall  be  formed  of  good  and  sufficient 
staves,  three-quarters  of  an  inch  thick,  not  exceeding  five 
inches  wide,  not  less  than  thirty  or  more  than  thirty-two 
inches  long;  the  heads  not  less  than  one  or  more,  than  one 
and  a  half  inches  thick,  and  secured  with  twelve  good  hoops; 
total  weight  of  the  barrel  not  being  over  sixty  lbs. 

3d.  If  the  turpentine  be  fraudulently  mixed,  it  shall  be 
condemned  by  the  inspector  and  delivered  to  the  owner. 

4th.  Inasmuch  as  it  is  difficult  for  ,  the  makers  of  the 
turpentine  so  to  regulate  the  size  of  their  barrels  and  quan- 
tity of  contents,  that  each  barrel  shall  weigh  precisely  the 
number  of  pounds  required  by  this  act,  it  is  provided  that 
the  inspector  shall,  after  careful  examination  of  the  barrel 
submitted,  make  out  two  fair  bills  of  the  same,  the  one  for 
the  seller  and  the  other  for  the  buyer,  in  which  he  shall 
designate  the  quantity  and  quality  of  the  same,  after  proper 
deductions  for  water,  &c,  and  making  proportionate  allow- 
ance to  the  seller  when  the  barrel  shall  weigh  more  than  the 
required  number  of  pounds,  and  the  same  allowance  to  the 
buyer  when  the  barrel  shall  weigh  less. 

5th.  Each  barrel  of  turpentine,  after  inspection,  if  found 
in  conformity  to  this  act,  shall  be  branded  or  marked  by 
the  inspector  as  follows  :  the  pure  or  virgin  turpentine  with 
the  letter  V;  the  yellow  dip,  S  ;  the  hard,  H. 

6th.  The  fee  for  inspection  of  turpentine  to  be  five  cents 
per  barrel,  to  be  paid  by  the  purchaser  when  passed,  and  by 
the  seller  when  condemned. 

7th.  Every  inspector  appointed  under  this  Ordinance, 
shall  give  bond  and  security  in  the  sum  of  two  hundred 
dollars  for  the  faithful  performance  of  his  duty,  and  be  sworn 
before  the  Mayor. 

8th.  If  any  inspector  shall  inspect  any  turpentine  con- 
trary to  the  directions  of  this  Ordinance,  he  shall  forfeit  and 
pay  the  sum  of  thirty  dollars  for  each  offence ;  one-half  to 
the  informer  and  one-half  to  the  party  agrieved. 

Sec.  5.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  27th  October,  1849. 

R.  WAYNE,  Mayor. 


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JAII^ 

JAIL, 


AN  ORDINANCE. 
To  constitute  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the  City  of  Sa- 
vannah and  hamlets  thereof  the  Commissioners  of  the 
Jail  of  the  County  of  Chatham,  and  to  prescribe  the  mode 
of  election  of  the  Jailor  thereof,  and  other  officers  and 
their  duties. 

Sec.  1  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordain  ed  by  the  a  uthor  ity  of  the  same, 
That  from  and  after  the  first  day  of  January,  eighteen  hun- 
dred and  thirty-five,  the  direction,  management  and  con- 
trol of  the  Jail  of  Chatham  County  shall  be  vested  in  the 
Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the  City  of  Savannah  and  the 
hamlets  thereof,  who  shall  be  the  commissioners  thereof, 
with  ail  the  rights  and  duties  thereto  appertaining. 

Sec.  2.  And be  it  further  ordained ,  That  the  said  Mayor 
and  Aldermen  shall,  on  the  thirtieth  day  of  December, 
instant,  proceed  to  the  election  of  a  Jailor,  to  take  in  charge 
the  management  of  said  Jail,  who  shall  hold  his  office  for 
the  term  of  three  years,  unless  sooner  removed  by  the  said 
Mayor  and  Aldermen  for  any  misconduct,  which  shall,  in 
their  opinion,  furnish  sufficient  cause. 

Sec  3.  And  be  it  further  07'dained,  That  the  salary  of 
said  Jailor  shall  be  fifteen  hundred  dollars  per  annum,  and 
lie,  the  said  Jailor,  shall  appoint  his  own  deputy,  who  shall 
be  approved  of  by  the  said  Mayor  and  Aldermen,  and  who 
shall  be  compensated  by  the  said  Jailor  from  his  salary, 
and  that  he,  the  said  Jailor,  shall  give  bond,  with  good  and 
sufficient  security,  in  the  sum  of  twenty  thousand  dollars, 
and  they  shall  each  take  and  subscribe  the  following  oath, 
before  the  Mayor  or  acting  Mayor  of  said  city  before  they 
enter  on  the  duties  of  their  respective  offices,  to  wit :  "  I  do 


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solemnly  swear  (or  affirm,  as  the  case  may  be,)  that  I  will 
well  and  truly  do  and  perform  all  and  singular  the  duties  of 
Jailor  (or  Deputy  Jailor)  of  the  County  of  Chatham,  and 
that  I  will  humanely  treat  all  criminals  who  may  be  brought 
to  Jail,  and  not  suffer  them  to  escape  by  any  negligence  or 
inattention  of  mine.    So  help  me  God." 

Sec.  4.  And  be  it  further  ordained.  That  the  liabilities 
and  duties  prescribed  by  the  existing  laws  of  the  State  of 
Georgia  as  applicable  to  the  jailors  of  the  several  counties 
shall  be  and  continue  in  force,  and  that  the  fees,  as  prescribed 
by  law,  shall  continue,  and  that  the  said  Jail  shall  be  subject 
at  all  times,  to  the  visit  and  inspection  of  the  Justices  of  the 
Inferior  Court  of  Chatham  County,  and  of  the  grand  in- 
quest of  said  county  and  city. 

Sec  5.  And  be  it  further  ordained.  That  the  said 
J  ailor  shall  keep  regular  books  of  account,  and  shall  make 
proper  entries  therein  of  the  times  of  receiving  criminals, 
and  prisoners,  and  of  their  discharge,  and  of  all  sums  re- 
ceived or  paid  by  him  as  such  Jailor,  and  shall  make 
monthly  returns  and  payments  on  the  first  of  each  month 
to  the  Mayor  or  acting  Mayor  of  the  City  of  Savannah,  and 
which  said  monthly  accounts  shall,  at  all  times,  be  subject  to 
the  inspection  and  approval  or  disapproval  of  the  said  May- 
or and  Aldermen,  and  be  preserved  on  file  in  the  office  of 
the  City  Treasurer. 

Sec.  6.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  25th  December,  1834. 

W.  W.  GORDON,  Mayor, 

Note. — By  the  1st  section  of  an  Ordinance  passed  in  Council  8th  Novem- 
ber, 1842.  entitled  an  Ordinance  to  reduce  the  salaries  of  the  City  Officers 
therein  named,  &c,  the  Jailor's  salary  was  reduced  from  $1,500  to  $1,200 
per  annum — by  the  following  Ordinance  it  was  again  reinstated  at  the  origi- 
nal salary  of  $1,500. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  be  entitled  an  Ordinance  to  restore  to  the  Clerk  of  Conn- 


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cil  the  salary  and  fees  affixed  to  said  oifice  by  the  Ordin- 
ance  passed  2d  August,  1839,  and  for  the  increase  of  the 
salary  of  the  Jailor. 

Sec.  2.    And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  salary  of 
the  Jailor  be  increased  to  fifteen  hundred  dollars  per  annum, 
Sec.  3.  Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  16th  January,  1851. 

R.  WAYNE,  Mayor. 
Attest:  Edward  G.  Wilson,  Clerk  Council. 


LAMPS. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  amend  and  consolidate  the  various  Ordinances  of  the 
City  of  Savannah,  relating  to  the  erecting  and  lighting  of 
lamps  in  the  streets  and  public  places  in  the  City  of 
Savannah, 

Sec.  1.  This  section  is  repealed  by  the  2d  section  of  Ordinance  passed 
loth  August,  1850,  immediately  succeeding  this  Ordinance. 

Sections  2  and  3.  These  sections  are  also  superceded  and  repealed  by 
the  succeeding  Ordinance,  and  the  introduction  of  gas  lights  into  the  city 
by  the  "Savannah  Gas  Company.  The  following  sections  applicable  to  the 
City  Lamp  Contractor,  and  to  all  persons  injuring  the  City  Lamps  are 
nevertheless  considered  as  of  force. 

Sec.  4.  And  he  it  further  ordained,  That  the  lirst 
regular  meeting  of  Council  in  January,  in  each  and  every 
year,  (ten  days  previous  notice  having  been  first  given  in 
the  public  gazettes)  council  sh  1  proceed  and  elect  a  lamp 
contractor,  whose  duty  it  shall  be  for  the  ensuing  year  to 
superintend  and  take  care  of  the  public  lamps  of  the  city 
and  to  furnish  the  oil,  wick  and  every  material  which  may 


LAMPS. 


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be  necessary  for  lighting  all  the  public  lamps,  and  also  a 
sufficient  number  of  persons  for  lighting  and  cleaning  the 
said  lamps,  and  that  he  shall  also  be  required  and  bound  to 
keep  all  the  said  lamps  and  the  posts  supporting  the  same  in 
clean  and  good  order,  and  to  repair  the  same  whenever  the 
same  may  be  injured  or  broken,  and  to  cause  the  same  to  be 
lit  at  or  before  dark  every  night  throughout  the  year,  and 
shall  be  kept  burning  until  daylight  (except  during  the  time 
of  moonlight.)  and.  that  every  contractor  shall  be  required  to 
enter  into  good  and  sufficient  security  to  be  approved  of  by 
council,  for  the  faithful  performance  of  his  contract;  and 
for  any  failure  or  neglect  of  the  said  lamp  contractor  to  per- 
form any  of  the  duties  of  his  office,  he  shall  be  fined  not 
exceeding  one  hundred  dollars,  and  whenever  any  flagrant 
violation  or  neglect  of  his  contract  shall  be  made  manifest 
to  the  Mayor,  the  said  Lamp  contractor  may  be  dismissed 
from  office. 

Sec.  5.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  if  any  per- 
son shall  break,  injure  or  destroy  any  of  the  public  lamps, 
he,  she  or  they  may  be  fined,  if  a  white  person,  in  a  sum  not. 
exceeding  thirty  dollars,  and  if  the  said  offence  shall  be  com- 
mitted by  a  free  person  of  color  or  slave,  he  or  she  shall  be 
whipped  at  the  discretion  of  the  Mayor,  unless  the  guardian 
ot  such  free  person,  or  the  owner  of  such  slave  shall  consent 
to  pay  the  fine  assessed  by  the  Mayor,  and  in  all  cases  it 
shall  be  in  the  discretion  of  the  Mayor  to  order  the  offender 
whether  white,  free  person  or  slave  into  custody,  until  the 
fine  shall  be  paid  or  the  punishment  inflicted. 

Sec.  6.  And  he  it  further  ordained,  That  council 
may,  at  any  subsequent  meeting  by  resolution  direct  the 
erection  of  a  lamp  at  such  public  place  as  circumstances 
may  in  their  opinion  imperiously  designate. 

Sec  7.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  22d  July,  1839. 

ROBERT  M.  CHARLTON,  Mayor. 

Attest :  Joseph  Felt,  Clerk  Council  pro  tern, 


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AN  ORDINANCE, 

For  the  protection  of  the  public  gas  lamps,  and  for  other 

purposes. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and,  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  assem- 
bled\  and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  sftme. 
That  if  any  person  shall  break,  injure,  deface,  or  destroy  any 
of  the  street  lamp-posts  or  lanterns,  or  shall,  without  due 
authority,  light  or  extinguish  the  gas  in  any  the  said  lan- 
terns, he,  she  or  they  may  be  fined,  if  a  white  person,  by 
the  Mayor  or  acting  Mayor,  in  a  sum  not  less  than  thirty 
dollars,  nor  more  than  fifty  dollars,  one  half  to  the  informer; 
and  in  default  of  payment,  may  be  committed  to  jail,  for 
such  period  as  in  the  discretion  of  the  Mayor  or  acting- 
Mayor  may  seem  proper.  And  if  said  offence  shall  be  com- 
mitted by  a  free  person  of  color  or  slave,  he  or  she  shall  be 
whipped,  at  the  discretion  of  the  Mayor  or  acting  Mayor, 
unless  the  guardian  of  such  free  person  of  color,  or  the 
owner  of  such  slave,  shall  consent  to  pay  the  fine  assessed 
by  the  Mayor  or  acting  Mayor.  And  in  all  cases  it  shall  be 
in  the  discretion  of  the  Mayor  or  acting  Mayor  to  order  the 
offenders,  whether  white,  free  person  of  color  or  slave,  into 
custody  until  the  fine  shall  be  paid,  or  the  punishment  in- 
flicted. 

Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  first  sec- 
tion of  an  Ordinance  passed  in  council  July  2 2d,  1839, 
which  section  regulates  the  arrangement  of  the  public  lamps 
be,  and  the  same  is  hereby  repealed  ;  and  that  section  four, 
providing  for  the  election  of  a  lamp  contractor  be,  and  it  is 
hereby  declared  to  have  no  reference  to  the  gas  lights  estab- 
lished, or  to  be  established,  in  the  streets,  public  buildings, 
or  market 

Sec.  3.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  15th  August,  1850. 

R.  WAYNE,  Mayor, 

Attest :  Edward  G.  W ilson,  Clerk  Council. 


LAMPS. 


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AN  ORDINANCE, 

Entitled  an  Ordinance  to  require  the  suspension  of  lighted 
lamps  at  night  on  all  vessels  and  craft  lying  in  the  river 
Savannah  and  not  moored  at  any  wharf. 

Sec.  1.  Beit  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  from  and  after  the  twenty-fifth  day  of  February,  inst- 
ant, it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  master  or  commander  of 
every  vessel  or  craft,  of  whatever  description,  not  moored  at 
some  wharf  within  the  limits  of  the  city,  and  lying  in  the 
stream  of  the  river  Savannah,  within  the  said  limits  or  be- 
low the  same,  between  the  city  and  Tybee,  to  suspend  and 
keep  suspended,  during  all  the  hours  of  night,  at  the  mast- 
head, or  in  some  prominent  part  of  the  rigging  of  such  ves- 
sel or  craft,  a  lamp  properly  trimmed  and  lighted,  sufficient- 
ly large  and  brilliant  to  give  timely  notice  of  the  presence 
of  such  vessel  or  craft  to  all  navigating  the  stream. 

Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  for  any  viola- 
tion of  this  Ordinance,  the  offender  shall  be  fined  in  a  sum 
not  exceeding  thirty  dollars,  upon  information  and  convic- 
tion before  the  police  court. 

Sec,  3.    Repealing  clause* 

Passed  in  Council  19th  February,  1846. 

H.  K.  BURROUGHS,  Mayor. 

Attest :  A.  C,  Davenport,  Clerk  Council. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
Entitled  an  Ordinance  to  require  the  suspension  of  lighted 
lamps  at  night,  on  all  vessels,  and  craft  in  the  river  Sa- 
vannah, under  weigh. 

Sec.  1.    Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of 

the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof,  in  Council  as™ 
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sembled,  and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  from  and  after  the  thirty-first  day  of  January,  instant, 
it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  master  or  commander  of  every 
vessel  or  craft  of  whatever  description,  under  weigh,  within 
the  limits  of  the  city  or  below  the  same,  between  the  city 
and  Tybee,  to  suspend  and  keep  suspended  during  the  time 
said  vesseror  craft  is  under  weigh  at  night, alighted  lantern 
at  the  bowsprit  or  jib-boom,  so  that  another  vessel  or 
craft  may  know  how  she  is  standing. 

Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  for  any  viola- 
tion of  this  Ordinance  the  offender  shall  be  fined  in  a  sum 
not  exceeding  thirty  dollars,  upon  information  and  convic- 
tion before  the  police  court,  one-half  to  the  informer  and  the 
other  half  to  the  city. 

Sec  3.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  16th  January,  1851. 

R.  WAYNE,  Mayor, 

Attest:  Edward  G.  Wilson,  Clerk  Council. 


LICENSES.- 


AN  ORDINANCE, 

To  amend  an  Ordinance  regulating  shops,  stores,  and  bar- 
rooms, and  for  granting  licences  for  retailing  spirituous 
liquors,  or  for  vending  goods,  war^s  and  merchandise  in 
the  streets,  lanes,  alleys,  and  sc  within  the  City  of 

Savannah  and  its  extended  lim: 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  Ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof,  in  Council  as- 
sembled, audit  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  aidhority  of  the  same, 
That  from  and  after  the  passage  of  this  Ordinance  all  shops, 
stores,  and  bar-rooms,  within  the  extended  jurisdictional 


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limits  of  the  said  city  as  defined  in  its  amended  charter, 

passed  at  the  last  session  of  the  legislature  of  this  State,  and 
all  persons  owning,  keeping,  superintending,  or  visiting  the 
said  shops,  stores,  or  bar-rooms,  shall  be,  and  are  hereby- 
made  subject  to  the  existing  Ordinances  in  relation  to  those 
subjects,  except  such  as  shall  be  repealed  by  virtue  of  this 
Ordinance. 

T  ec.  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  every  per- 
son who  shall  hereafter  keep,  within  the  City  of  Sa- 
vannah, or  its  extended  jurisdictional  limits  any  store,  bar- 
room, tavern,  inn,  hotel,  ordinary,  oyster  house  or  cellar, 
confectionary,  eating  house,  punch,  porter,  ale,  or  beer 
houses,  for  the  sale  of  liquors,  or  otherwise  sell  or  dispose 
of  malt,  vinous,  or  spirituous  liquors,  cider,  beer,  punch, 
or  other  strong  drink,  under  any  name  whatever,  in  any 
quantity  other  original  package,  cask,  or  vessel,  as 

impo:  J,  shall  first  o  m  a  license  for  the  same,  as  is  here- 
inafter prescribed,  according  to  the  class  for  which  it  is  in- 
tended to  be  used ;  in  default  whereof,  he,  she,  or  they,  up- 
on conviction  before  council,  shall  forfeit  and  pay,  for  each 
and  every  offence,  a  sum  not  exceeding  thirty  dollars. 

Sec.  3.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  licenses  for 
retailing  liquors  shall  be  classed  and  numbered  as  follows, 
viz :  Class  number  one,  for  keeping  liquor  stores,  authorizing 
the  holders  to  sell  malt,  vinous  or  spirituous  liquors  in  any 
quantity  not  less  than  a  quart :  Provided,  the  same  be  not 
drank  or  consumed  at  the  place  where  sold,  and  every  person 
to  whom  such  license  may  be  granted,  shall  pay  twenty-five 
dollars.  Class  number  two,  for  retail  shops,  &c.,  authorizing 
the  holders  to?  sell  malt,  vinous,  or  spirituous  liquors  in 
any  quantity,  with  permission  to  drink  or  consume  the  same 
at  the  place  where  sold,  and  every  person  to  whom  such 
license  may  be  granted,  shall  pay  thirty-five  dollars. 

Sec.  4.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  every  per- 
son obtaining  a  license  of  either  of  the  two  classes,  or  a 
pedlar's  license,  who  shall  transgress  the  terms,  violate  the 
conditions  or  infringe  the  provisions  of  such  license,  as  de- 


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fined  in  this  or  any  other  Ordinance,  shall  upon  conviction 
before  council,  forfeit  and  pay,  for  each  offence,  a  sum  not 
exceeding  thirty  dollars,  and  shall,  for  a  third  offence,  for- 
reit  such  license,  and  shall  not  be  entitled  to  obtain  another 
until  the  expiration  of  two  years  thereafter. 

Sec.  5.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  form  of 
the  license  shall  be  as  follows : 

This  is  to  certify  that  has  given  bond  and 

security  accoiding  to  the  Ordinances  of  the  city,  in  the  sum 
of  two  hundred  dollars  for  his  faithful  compliance  with  the 
laws  of  the  State,  and  the  Ordinances  of  the  city,  which 
now  are  or  may  hereafter  be  of  force  respecting  shops,  stores, 
bar-rooms,  taverns,  retailers  of  spirituous  liquors,  so  far  as 
the  same  relate  to  the  City  of  Savannah  Therefore,  the 
said  is  hereby  authorized  to  keep  a  liquor 

store,  to  retail  not  less  than  a  quart,  as  defined  in  class 
number  one,  or  a  retail  shop  as  defined  in  class  number  two, 
as  the  case  may  be  in  the  house  where  he  now  resides 
in  street,  ward,  and  in  no  other 

place  whatsoever  in  the  City  of  Savannah,  from  the 
day  of  in  the  year  of  our  Lord,  one  thousand 

eight  hundred  and  until  next 

ensuing,  and  no  longer.  Given  under  my  hand  and  the 
seal  of  the  city,  the  day  and  year  first  above  mentioned. 

Sec  6.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  Mayor 
is  hereby  authorized  to  grant  the  license  upon  the  applicants 
paying  the  sum  required  therefor,  and  giving  bond  with  two 
or  more  approved  securities,  in  the  sum  of  two  hundred 
dollars,  conditioned  for  the  due  observance  of  the  Ordinances 
of  the  City  and  laws  of  the  State  and  every  license  shall  con- 
tinue in  force  for  one  year  and  no  longer. 

Sec  7.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  it  shall  be  the 
duty  of  the  City  Treasurer  to  make  a  fair  and  just  entry  in 
a  book  to  be  kept  by  him  for  that  purpose  of  the  names  and 
places  of  abode  of  all  such  persons  as  shall  have  obtained 
licenses,  the  names  of  their  securities,  the  class  of  licenses 
granted,  and  of  the  sum  received  for  the  same, 


LICENSES. 


30i 


Sec.  8.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  no  license 
shall  authorize  the  holder  to  sell  liquors  or  exercise  autho- 
rity under  it  in  more  places  than  one,  nor  at  any  other  place 
than  the  one  designated  in  such  license,  without  first  giving 
notice  to  the  Clerk  of  Council  of  his  or  her  removal,  where- 
upon the  Clerk  shall  obtain  from  the  Mayor,  or  in  his 
absence  from  the  Chairman,  a  certificate  on  the  back  of  such 
license,  specifying  the  place  of  removal 

Sec  9.  And  he  it  further  ordained,  That  if  any  person 
f  or  persons  without  a  license,  shall  sell  at  any  time  any  malt 
vinous  or  spirituous  liquors  in  any  quantity  or  parcels  other 
than  as  imported  in  the  original  packages,  casks  or  vessels 
and  deliver  the  same  in  smaller  quantities  or  at  different 
periods  of  time  with  intent  to  evade  the  provisions  of  this 
ordinance,  such  person  or  persons  upon  conviction  before 
council  shall  forfeit  and  pay  for  each  offence  a  sum  not  ex- 
ceeding thirty  dollars. 

Sec.  10.  And  he  it  further  ordained,  That  any  person 
obtaining  a  license  pt  class  number  two  for  retailing,  shall 
have  plainly  and  distinctly  painted  in  letters  not  less  than 
three  inches  in  length  oyer  the  door  on  the  outside  of  the 
house  or  shop  wherein  the  liquors  are  sold  and  fronting  the 
street,  lane  or  square,  the  name  of  the  person  so  licensed 
together  with  the  words  "licensed  to  retail  spirituous 
liquors,"  and  e^ery  person  violating  this  section  shall  be 
fined  for  each  week  succeeding  the  first  ten  days  after  ob- 
taining the  license,  in  a  sum  not  exceeding  thirty  dollars. 

Sec.  11.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  if  there 
shall  be  found  in  the  shop  or  enclosures  of  any  retailers  of 
liquors  within  the  jurisdictional  limits  of  the  city 
after  drum-beat  at  night,  any  negro  or  person  of  color,  not 
the  property  of  the  owner  of  said  shop  or  retailer  of  liquors, 
who  shall  not  have  been  sent  there  by  their  owners  or  guar- 
dians, and  who  shall  be  without  a  written  ticket  to  that 
effect,  the  person  or  persons  so  entertaining  or  harboring 
such  negro  or  person  of  color,  shall  be  fined  for  each  offence 
in  a  sum  not  exceeding  thirty  dollars,  and  the  city  marshal^ 


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city  constables,  and  city  watch  are  hereby  authorized  to  en- 
ter the  premises  where  such  negroes  or  persons  of  color  are 
harbored  and  commit  them  to  thes  common  jail  from  which 
they  shall  not  be  discharged  until  they  shall  have  paid  the 
expenses  of  such  commitment. 

Sec.  12.  Jind  be  it  further  ordained.  That  it  shall  not 
be  lawful  for  the  Mayor  to  grant  any  license  to  any  person 
who  may  have  retailed  liquors  without  a  license,  until  the 
applicant  shall  have  paid  into  the  treasury  in  addition  to 
the  fine  imposed  on  such  persons  an  amount  for  the  time  he 
so  retailed  without  a  license^  at  the  rate  per  annum  of  the 
class  required,  as  pointed  out  in  Lie  third  section  of  this 
Ordinance. 

Sec.  13,  Jlnd  be  it  further  ordained,  That  it  shall  not 
be  lawful  for  any  person  to  follow  the  occupation  of  a  pedlar 
or  vend  any  goods,  wares,  or  merchandize,  in  any  street, 
lane,  wharf,  or  improved  lot  or  square,  within  the  corporate 
limits  of  the  city  without  a  license,  and  the  Mayor  is  hereby 
authorized  upon  application  to  grant  such  license  in  the 
manner  pointed  out  in  the  6th  section  of  this  Ordinance  for 
issuing  licenses  to  retailers,  and  such  license  shall  continue 
in  force  for  one  year  from  its  date  and  no  longer,  and  every 
person  at  the  time  of  receiving  such  pedlar's  license  shall  pay 
to  the  city  treasury  the  sum  of  fifty  dollars,  and  every  person 
who  shall  be  convicted  of  vending  as  aforesaid,  and  acting  as 
a  pedlar  without  a  license  shall  forfeit  and  pay  for  each 
offence  a  sum  not  exceeding  thirty  dollars. 

Sec.  14.  Jlnd  be  it  further  ordained,  That  it  shall  not 
be  lawful  for  any  pedlar  or  vender  of  goods,  wares  or  mer- 
chandize, as  aforesaid,  to  occupy  with  tables,  benches  or 
stands  of  any  kind,  any  part  of  the  streets  lane s,  alleys, 
squares,  or  wharves,  or  to  spread  his,  her,  or  their  wares  or 
merchandize  on  the  ground  for  sale,  under  the  penalty  of 
thirty  dollars  for  each  offence. 


Sec.  15.    This  section  is  obsolete, 


LICENSES. 


Sec.  16.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  all  fines, 
forfeitures  and  penalties  imposed  by  virtue  hereof,  shall  be 
levied  and  recovered  by  warrants  of  distress  and  sale  as  pre- 
sented in  the  twelfth  section  of  the  amended  charter  of  the 
city,  one-half  to  the  use  of  the  city  and  the  other  to  the  in- 
former, and  in  case  of  neither  lands,  goods  or  chatties  being 
found  of  such  offender  or  offenders,  he,  she  or  they,  shall,  at 
the  discretion  of  Council,  be  imprisoned  in  the  common  jail 
of  the  county,  provided  that  no  imprisonment  shall  exceed 
ten  days  and  nights. 

Sec  17,  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  an  old  Or- 
dinance for  granting  licenses  to  persons  keeping  billiard 
tables  and  retailing  spirituous  liquors  within  the  limits  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  hamlets  thereof,  and  for  other 
purposes  therein  mentioned,  and  the  several  amendments  of 
the  sa  _  ;  and  an  Ordinance  to  oblige  persons  keeping  any 
equality  or  E.  0.  tables,  or  other  instruments  of  a  similar  con- 
struction, used  or  intended  for  the  purpose  of  gambling,  to 
take  out  a  license  for  the  same,  and  for  other  purposes  therein 
mentioned  ;  and  an  Ordinance  to  compel  pedlars  within  the 
City  of  Savannah,  to  take  out  licenses,  and  for  imposing 
restrictions  relative  to  them  ;  and  an  Ordinance  for  granting 
licenses  to  persons  retailing  spirituous  liquors^  or  vending 
goods,  wares,  and  merchandise  in  the  streets,  lanes,  alleys, 
and  squares  within  the  limits  of  the  City  of  Savannah  and 
the  hamlets  thereof,  passed  15th  October,  1824;  and  an 
Ordinance  regulating  shops,  stores,  and  bar-rooms,  and  for 
granting  licenses  for  retailing  spirituous  liquors,  or  vending 
goods,  wares  or  merchandise  in  the  streets,  lanes,  alleys,  and 
squares  within  the  City  of  Savannah  and  its  extended  limits, 
passed  6th  July,  1826;  as  likewise  an  Ordinance  for  grant- 
ing licenses  to  persons  retailing  spirituous  liquors,  or  vend- 
ing goods,  wares,  or  merchandize,  passed  6th  July,  1826,  to- 
gether with  all  other  Ordinances  or  parts  of  Ordinances  mil- 
itating against  this  Ordii  nee  be,  and  the  same  are  hereby 
repealed. 

Passed  in  Council  12th  October,  1826.' 

JOSEPH  W.  JACKSON,  Mayor. 


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LICENSES. 


The  foregoing  Ordinance  of  12th  of  October,  1826.  contains  all  the  pro- 
visions  of  the  Ordinance  of  loth  October.  1324,  and  supercedes  it.  By  the 
Ordinance  of  15th  October,  1824,  the  old  Ordinances  on  the  subject  of 
licenses,  passed  9th  Sept ,  1799,  23d  July,  1810,  29th  April,  1814,  22d  Feb. 
1819,  and  oth  April,  1819,  amendatory,  are  repealed,  and  is  itself  repealed 
by  the  last  section  of  the  foregoing  Ordinance,  so  that  at  the  time  of  the 
passing  of  that  Ordinance  it  was  the  only  one  of  force  regulating  licensee 
for  retailing  spirituous  liquors. 


AN  ORDINANCE,* 
To  amend  an  Ordinance  entitled  an  Ordinance  for  regula- 
ting the  hire  of  drays,  carts,  and  wagons,,  as  also  the  hire' 
of  negro  and  other  slaves,  and  for  the  better  ordering  free 
negroes,  mulattoes,  or  mustezoes,  within  the  City  of  Sav- 
nah,  and  for  the  purposes  herein  mentioned. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  oj 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  ]  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same. 
That  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  City  Marshal  and  City  Con- 
stables, or  either  of  them  to  seize  as  forfeited  to  the  use  of 
the  city,  all  articles  which  may  be  exposed  for  sale  by  ven- 
ders of  small  wares  throughout  the  city  without  the  proper 
license  and  the  person  so  vending  shall,  by  the  Mayor  or 
either  of  the  Aldermen  be  committed  to  jail  to  be  released  on 
payment  of  three  dollars,  together  with  all  costs  and  charges 
incured. 

Sec  2.  And  he  it  further  ordained.  That  the  goods 
so  seized  by  the  Marshal  or  Constables,  shall  be  immediately 
exposed  to  sale  at  the  market  by  order  of  the  Mayor  or  any 
one  of  the  Aldermen,  and  the  proceeds  of  the  sale  be  paid 
over  to  the  Clerk  of  the  Board  of  Health  for  the  use  of  that 
body. 

Passed  in  Council  22&  October,  1829. 

WE  THORNE  WILLIAMS,  Mayor, 


LICENSES. 


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AN  ORDINANCE, 

To  regulate  the  granting  of  licenses  to  retail  spirituous 
liquors  within  the  extended  limits  of  the  City  of  Savannah. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hwnlets  thereof,  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same. 
That  all  and  singular  the  provisions  of  the  Ordinances  of  the 
city  in  relation  to  the  granting  of  licenses  to  retail  spirituous 
liquors,  be,  and  the  same  are  hereby  declared  to  be  in  full 
force  within  the  extended  limits  of  the  city. 

Sec.  2.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  11th  March,  1847. 

W.  THORNE  WILLIAMS,  Mayor. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
Entitled  an  Ordinance  to  prohibit  granting  licenses  for  re- 
tailing spirituous  liquors  to  free  persons  of  color,  and  to 
render  null  and  void  all  licenses  granted  to  white  persons 
to  retail  spirituous  liquors  which  are  obtained  or  used  for 
the  benefit  of  free  persons  of  color,  and  to  punish  such 
white  persons. 

Sec  1.  Beit  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  assem- 
bled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  from  and  after  the  passage  of  this  Ordinance,  no  license 
shall  be  granted  to  free  persons  of  color  to  retail  spirituous 
liquors,  cordials  or  other  articles  containing  spirits. 

Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  no  such  license 
shall  be  granted  to  white  persons  for  the  benefit  of  free  per- 
sons of  color,  and  that  if  any  license  granted  to  any  white 
person  shall  be  used  for  the  benefit  of  any  free  person  of 
color,  for  the  purpose  aforesaid, the  said  license  shall  be  for- 
feited, and  the  person  or  persons  who  shall  suffer  such  use 
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of  such  license,  upon  conviction,  shall  be  fined  in  a  sum 
not  exceeding  thirty  dollars,  for  each  and  every  offence.' 
Sec.  3.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  10th  July,  1834. 

W.  THORNE  WILLIAMS,  Mayor. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  prohibit  the  vending  or  selling,  by  wholesale  or  retail, 
any  goods,  wares,  merchandize,  or  articles,  from  on  board 
ships  or  vessels,  or  from  the  wharves,  within  the  City  of 
Savannah,  without  a  license. 

Whereas,  the  city  is  deprived  of  a  considerable  revenue, 
and  the  merchants  and  shop  keepers  thereof  injured  by  the 
sale  of  goods,  wares  any  merchandize  from  on  board  ships 
or  vessels,  by  persons  who  do  not  contribute  in  any  meas- 
ure for  the  revenue  of  the  city,  for  remedy  whereof : 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Jildermen  o 
the  City  of  Savannvh  and  the  Hamlets  thereof,  in  Council  as- 
sembled,  and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  from  and  after  the  passage  of  this  Ordinance  it  shall 
not  be  lawful  for  any  person  or  persons  to  bargain,  sell,  or 
vend,  by  wholesale  or  retail,  any  goods,  wares  or  merchan- 
dize, or  articles,  from  on  board  any  ship  or  vessel,  or  from 
any  of  the  wharves  of  the  city,  brought  into  the  city  by 
said  ship  or  vessel,  unless  the  person  or  persons  so  desiring 
to  sell  shall  first  obtain  a  license,  by  paying  into  the  City 
Treasury  the  sum  of  fifty  dollars,  with  the  usual  fees  ;  and 
on  said  payment  the  clerk  shall  issue  a  license  certificate, 
under  his  hand  and  the  seal  of  the  city,  Avhich  shall  be  null 
and  void  as  soon  as  the  goods,  wares,  and  merchandize,  are 
sold,  which  constituted  or  made  the  cargo  of  said  ship  or 
vessel,  and  a  new  license  shall  be  obtained  for  every  new  or 
different  cargo  brought  in  any  said  ship  or  vessel,  if  the 


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same  be  exposed  for  sale  or  sold  on  board  any  said  ship  or 
vessel  or  on  any  wharf. 

Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  any  person  or 
persons  violating  or  attempting  to  violate  or  evade  the  above 
section  of  this  Ordinance  or  any  part  thereof,  shall  be  fined 
by  the  Mayor  in  a  sum  not  exceeding  one  hundred  dollars, 
one-half  of  which  shall  go  to  the  informer. 

Sec  3.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  this  Ordin- 
ance shall  not  effect  nor  operate  on  ships  or  vessels  laden 
with  the  productions  of  the  Floridas  or  South  Carolina,  nor 
shall  it  compel  any  person  to  take  a  license  for  the  sale  of 
tropical  fruits,  nor  for  apples  and  cabbages  brought  by  any 
ship  or  vessel  into  this  port 

Sec  4.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  31st  December,  1840. 

ROBERT  M.  CHARLTON,  Mayor, 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  levy  a  tax  on  transient  retail  merchants. 

Sec  1 .  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  hereafter  every  transient  retail  merchant  shop  or  store- 
keeper, whether  coming  to  the  city  on  his  own  account  or 
as  representing  a  branch  of  some  mercantile  house  else- 
where, who  contemplates  residing  in  the  city  for  a  less  time 
than  twelve  months,  shall  be  required  to  take  out  a  license 
from  the  Treasurer  of  the  City,  for  Avhich  he,  she,  or  they 
shall  pay  five  hundred  dollars,  and  on  refusal  or  failure  to 
pay  said  tax,'  within  five  days  from  the  time  of  opening 
such  store,  he,  she,  or  they  shall  forfeit  and  pay  double  the 
amount  aforesaid,  for  which  execution  shall  immediately 
issue,  as  in  such  cases  made  and  provided. 

Sec  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  whenever  it 
shall  come  to  the  knowledge  of  the  City  Marshal,  or  shall  be 


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brought  to  his  notice  by  any  citizen  that  any  person  or  per- 
sons are  about  to  establish  such  store  or  shop  it  shall  be 
taken  as  presumtive  evidence  of  transient  residence  that  such 
person  or  persons  have  rented  such  store  or  shop  for  a  less 
time  than  one  year,  unless  such  tenant  had  previously  been 
a  permanent  resident  of  the  city. 

Sec.  3.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  provisions 
of  this  Ordinance  shall  extend'  to  dealers  in  all  articles 
whatever. 

Sec.  4.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  whenever 
a  transient  dealer  as  aforesaid,  shall  become  a  permanent 
resident  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  City  Treasurer  at  the  ex- 
piration of  the  year  to  refund  to  such  person  or  persons  such 
amount  as  may  be  necessary  to  reduce  the  tax  of  such  per- 
son or  persons  to  a  level  with  that  of  permanent  citizens. 

Sec  5.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  any  person 
offering  for  sale  silk  or  fancy  goods,  jewelry,  or  other  finery 
at  any  boarding  or  other  house  shall  be  considered  as  coming 
within  the  provisions  of  this  Ordinance. 

Sec.  6.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  no  part  of 
this  Ordinance  shall  be  so  construed  as  to  refer  to  Captains 
of  vessels  trading  from  the  decks  of  their  vessels  under 
license  of  the  city  authorities. 

Sec.  7.    This  section  is  obsolete. 

Sec.  8.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  whenever  such 
person  or  persons  as  may  be  presumed  to  come  under  the 
provisions  of  this  Ordinance  or  whose  families  do  not  reside 
in  the  city  shall  rent  a  store  for  a  whole  year  and  shall 
re-let  it  with  a  view  to  avoid  the  provisions  of  this  Ordinance 
he,  she,  or  they  shall  be  liable  to  the  whole  tax  until  such 
time  as  they  may  offer  sufficient  evidence  to  the  Mayor  that 
such  cessation  of  business  was  owing  to  misfortune  or  other 
unavoidable  and  unforseen  causes  and  not  a  desire  to  avoid 
the  provisions  of  this  Ordinance. 

Sec.  9.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  16th  November,  1843. 

W.  THORNE  WILLIAMS,  Mayor, 


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AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  be  entitled  an  Ordinance  to  amend  an  Ordinance  to  lay 
a  tax  on  transient  dealers. 

Sec,  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Jildermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  assem- 
bled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same. 
That  whenever  any  transient  dealer  shall  be  brought  before 
the  Mayor  for  the  violation  of  the  above  recited  Ordinance, 
and  it  appearing  to  his  honor  that  the  evidence  is  not  suf- 
ficient for  the  conviction  of  the  offender,  and  that  in  all  prob- 
ability means  have  been  taken  to  ei  ude  the  provisions  of  the 
Ordinance,  in  such  cases  the  Mayor  may  require  the  party 
complained  of,  to  give  security  in  the  amount  of  five  hun= 
dred  dollars,  and  two  securities  for  the  faithful  payment  ot 
the  same  to  abide  the  issue  for  the  twelve  months  recited  in 
the  Ordinance. 

Sec  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  all  street 
pedlars  of  whatever  kind  or  degree  shall  be  liable  to  all  the 
penalties  of  this  Ordinance,  and  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the 
Marshal  to  seize  any  such  found  in  the  streets  oi  the  city, 
unless  he,  she,  or  they  have  previously  taken  out  a  license 
as  required  in  the  provisions  of  the  aforementioned  Ordi- 
nance. 

Sec.  3.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council,  7th  March  1844. 

WM.  THORNE  WILLIAMS,  Mayor. 
Attest :  Wm.  P.  Bowen,  Clerk  Council. 


LORD'S  DAY  OR  SABBATH. 


LORD'S  DAY  OR  SABBATH. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  amend  an  Ordinance  entitled  an  Ordinance  for  enforcing 
the  observance  of  the  Sabbath  or  Lord's  Day. 

Whekkas,  the  due  observance  of  the  Lord's  Day  is  strictly 
enjoined  as  a  principal  part  of  the  true  service  of  God,  and 
the  breach  thereof  is  of  the  most  evil  tendency. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and.  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained:  by  the  au  thority  of  the  same, 
That  if  any  person  or  persons  whosoever  shall  disturb  any 
congregation  tolerated  by  the  laws  of  this  State,  who  are 
assembled  together  at  any  church  or  public  place  of  wor- 
ship to  perform  divine  service,  or  shall  cause  any  riot  or 
disturbance  thereabout,  or  therein,  he,  she,  or  they  shall,  for 
every  such  offence,  be  subject  to  a  fine  not  exceeding  thirty 
dollars,  and  in  default  of  payment  of  the  same,  it  shall  be 
lawful  for  the  Mayor  or  either  of  the  Aldermen,  or  any  jus- 
dee  of  the  peace  to  commit  him  or  them  to  the  common 
jail  for  a  space  of  time  not  exceeding  ten  days,  and  if  such 
offender  be  a  slave,  to  order  him  or  her  to  be  punished  by 
whipping  on  the  bare  back  not  exceeding  thirty-nine  lashes. 

Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  no  tradesman, 
laborer  Or  other  person  whosoever  shall  do  or  exercise  any 
Jabor  or  business  of  their  ordinary  calling  on  the  Lord's 
Day,  (works  of  necessity,  charity,  and  the  absolute  and 
necessary  avocations  of  the  family  excepted)  and  every  person 
of  the  age  of  discretion  or  fifteen  years,  and  upwards  offen- 
ding herein,  shall  for  every  such  offence  be  liable  to  a  fine 
not  exceeding  thirty  dollars. 

Sec.  3.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  no  person 
whosoever  shall  publicly  cry,  show  forth,  or  expose  to  sale 
ni  any  shop,  store,  warehouse,  or  other  place  any  goods, 


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wares,  merchandise,  fruit,  herbs,  or  any  thing  whatsoever, 
except  medicines  and  ice,  upon  the  Lord's  Day,  or  any  part 
thereof,  nor  sell,  nor  barter  the  same  upon  pain  that  every 
person  so  offending  shall  forfeit  the  goods  so  cried,  shewn 
forth,  or  exposed  to  sale,  and  be  liable  to  be  fined,  in  a  sum 
not  exceeding  thirty  dollars :  Provided  always,  that  nothing 
herein  contained  shall  be  construed  to  prohibit  the  dressing 
of  vituals  in  families,  or  the  dressing  and  selling  to  any 
persons  except  negroes,  of  vituais  and.  refreshments  in  any 
inn,  tavern,  or  vitualing  house,  nor  the  baking  of  bread,  if 
it  be  done  early  in  the  morning,  nor  the  slaughtering  of 
meat  after  divine  service  in  the  afternoon.  But  the  occupi- 
ers, proprietors,  agents,  or  owners  of  all  cook-shops  are 
hereby  prohibited  the  sale  of  vituals  to  negroes  on  the 
Sabbath  Day,  and  any  sale  shall  subject  the  owner  or  occu- 
pier of  said  shop  to  a  fine  not  exceeding  thirty  dollars,  and 
if  a  negro  the  punishment  of  thirty-nine  lashes,  and  all 
such  shops  may  be  entered  and  examined  as  if  they  were 
retail  shops,  and  the  presence  of  negroes  in  the  same  shall 
be  held  and  considered  as  a  violation  of  this  Ordinance. 

Sec.  4.  And  be  it  further  ordained.  That  no  wagoner, 
carter,  drayman,  butcher,  driver,  or  their  servant  or  servants, 
or  other  persons  whatsoever,  shall  ply  about  the  city  or 
hamlets  with  their  wagons,  carts,  or  drays,  nor  load  or 
unload  any  goods,  wares,  merchandize,  or  produce,  except 
the  baggage  of  passengers,  nor  drive  cattle,  sheep,  or  swine, 
within  the  jurisdiction  of  the  same,  on  the  Lord's  Day,  or 
any  part  thereof,  under  the  penalty  of  fine  not  exceeding 
thirty  dollars  for  each  and  every  such  offence. 

Sec.  5.  And  he  it  further  ordained,  That  no  vessel,  boat 
or  water  craft  of  any  kind  whatever  shall  be  allowed  to  load 
or  unload  at  any  of  the  wharves  or  docks  of  this  city  or 
the  hamlets  thereof  on  the  Lord's  Day,  (cases  of  imminent 
danger  or  urgent  necessity  only  excepted,)  under  the  penalty 
of  a  fine  not  exceeding  thirty  dollars. 

Sec.  6.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  no  tavern- 
keeper,  inn-keeper,  or  other  person  keeping  any  house  of 


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entertainment  shall  suffer  any  feasting,  drinking,  gaming, 
rioting  or  other  disorderly  and  indecent  conduct  whatsoever 
on  the  Lord's  Day,  within  their  houses,  out-houses,  or  en- 
closures, under  a  penalty  of  a  fine  not  exceeding  thirty 
dollars  for  each  and  every  such  offence. 

Sec.  7,  And  be  it  f  arther  ordained,  That  no  public 
sports  or  pastimes,  as  bear  bating,  bull  bating,  horse  racing, 
riding  race-horses  through  the  streets  of  the  city,  or  lor  exer- 
cise from  stables,  foot-bail,  shooting,  hunting  or  fishing,  in- 
terludes, or  plays,  dancing,  singing,  fiddling,  or  other  music 
for  the  sake  of  merrimen  r,  or  any  other  sports  or  pastimes  or 
disorderly  conduct  whatsoever,  shall  be  used  on  the  Lord's 
Day,  and  all  and  every  person  or  persons  offending  in  the 
premises  shall  forfeit  for  every  such  offence  a  sum  not  ex- 
ceeding thirty  dollars. 

Sec.  8.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  for  the  better 
preservation  of  decorum  and  good  order  on  the  Lord's  Day, 
the  Marshal,  attended  by  two  or  more  Constables,  is 
hereby  required,  on  every  Sunday,  during  divine  service,  to 
walk  or  ride  through  the  city  and  hamlets,  to  observe,  sup- 
press, and  apprehend  all  offenders  whatsoever,  who  shall  be 
found  acting  contrary  to  the  intent  and  meaning  of  this  Or- 
dinance, and  to  enter  into  any  public  house,  tippling  house, 
dram  shop,  negro  cook  shop,  or  other  house  or  enclosure, 
wherein  they  hear  any  not,  noise,  or  indecent  behaviour,  or 
wherein  they  suspect  any  assembly  of  disorderly  persons  or  ne- 
groes for  the  purpose  of  suppressing  the  same  and  apprehend- 
ing the  offenders.  And  in  case  admittance  or  entrance  be  re- 
fused, then  the  said  Marshal  or  Constables  are  required  to 
apply  to  the  Mayor  or  either  of  the  Aldermen,  or  to  any 
Magistrate  of  the  city,  for  a  warrant  or  order  to  break  open 
any  of  the  doors  of  the  said  house  or  enclosure,  and  enter 
therein.  And  an}  person  or  persons  who  shall  refuse  en- 
trance to  the  officers  aforesaid,  shall,  for  every  such  offence, 
be  liable  to  a  fine  not  exceeding  thirty  dollars. 

Sec.  9.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  if  there  shall 
be  found  in  the  shop  or  inclosure  of  any  retailer  of  spiritu- 


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Oils  liquors,  or  any  negro  cook  shop  within  the  jurisdiction- 
al limits  of  the  city  on  the  Lord's  Day,  any  negro  or  negroes, 
not  the  property  of  the  owner  of  said  cook  shop,  or  retailer 
of  liquors,  the  Marshal  or  Constable  may  enter  the  premises 
and  take  such  negroes  to  jail,  and  the  person  or  persons  so 
harboring  and  entertaining  such  negroes  shall  be  fined  in  a 
sum;  not  exceeding  thirty  dollars. 

Sec.  10.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  fines, 
penalties,  and  forfeitures,  herein  imposed,  shall  be  levied 
and  recovered  in  the  usual  manner  and  applied,  one-half  to 
the  informer  or  informers,  who  shall  prosecute  the  same,  to 
effect,  and  the  other  half  to  the  use  of  the  city. 

Sec/  11.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  no  person 
shall  be  prosecuted  or  molested  for  any  offence  contained  in 
this  Ordinance,  unless  such  prosecution  be  commenced 
within  thirty  days  after  the  offence  was  committed. 

Sec.  12.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  11th  April,  1839. 

ROBERT  M.  CHARLTON,  Mayor. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
Entitled  an  Ordinance  to  prohibit  slaves  and  free  persons  of 
color^  from  promenading  the  streets  of  the  City  of  Savan- 
nah and  Hamlets  thereof,  on  horseback  on  the  Sabbath 
day. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  from  and  after  the  passage  of  this  Ordinance  it  shall 
not  be  lawful  for  any  slave  or  free  person  of  color  to  ride  on 
horseback  through  the  streets  of  the  City  of  Savannah  or 
Hamlets  thereof,  on  the  Sabbath  day  without  written  per- 
mission from  their  owner,  or  guardian,  on  business  of 
necessity  to  be  specified  in  said  written  permission. 
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Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained^  That  it  shall  be  the 
duty  of  the  Marshal,  City  Sheriff,  and  Constables  to  arrest 
and  report  all  offenders  of  this  Ordinance  to  the  Mayor, 
whose  duty  it  shall  be  to  fine  or  punish  all  such  in  his 
judgment  and  wisdom  shall  seem  equitable  and  just  as 
violations  of  other  Ordinances  tor  the  good  order  peace  and 
dignity  of  the  said  city  and  hamlets  thereof. 

Sec.  3.    Repealing  clause 

Passed  in  Council  16th  April,  1846. 

H.  K.  BURROUGHS,  Mayor. 

Attest:  A.  C.  Davenport,  Clerk  Council. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  "^mend  an  Ordinance,  entitled  an  Ordinance  for  en- 
forcing  the  observance  of  the  Sabbath,  or  Lord's  Day, 
passed  in  Council  11th  April,  1839. 

Sec  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as-* 
sembled,  audit  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  from  and  after  the  passage  of  this  Ordinance  every 
person  who  shall  thereafter  keep  within  the  City  of  Savan- 
nah or  hamlets  thereof,  or  its  extended  jurisdictional  limits,, 
shop,  store,  bar-room,  tavern,  oyster  house,  or  cellar,  confec- 
tionery, eating-house,  porter,  ale  or  beer  house,  shall,  on 
every  Saturday  night  at  twelve  o'clock,  close  and  keep  shut 
the  door  or  doors,  and  window  or  windows  of  such  shop, 
store,  bar-room,  bar  in  a  or  attached  to  a  tavern,  oyster  house 
or  cellar,  confectionery,  eating  house,  porter,  ale  or  beer 
house,  until  the  hour  of  twelve  o'clock  Sunday  night. 

Sec,  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  no  person 
whatsoever,  shall  exchange,  barter,  sell  or  offer  or  expose  for 
sale,  after  twelve  o'clock  on  every  Saturday  night,  and  until 
twelve  o'clock  Sunday  night,  any  goods,  wares,  merchan- 
dize, fruits,  herbs,  malt,  vinous  or  spirituous  liquors,  or  any 
other  strong  drink,  or  any  other  things  whatsoever,  except 
medicines,  ice  and  milk. 


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Sec.  3.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  if  any  person 
or  persons  who  shall  violate  any  of  the  provisions  of  this 
Ordinance,  he.  she  or  they  shall,  upon  conviction  thereof  before 
the  Police  Court,  be  fined  in  a  sum  not  less  than  twenty 
dollars,  nor  more  than  one  hundred  dollars  for  each  and 
every  violation — one  half  of  such  fine  to  be  paid  to  the^  in- 
former ;  the  other  half  into  the  City  Treasury. 

Sec  4.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  27th  July,  1854. 

MONTGOMERY  GUMMING,  Acting  Mayor. 

Attest :  Edward  G.  Wilson,  Clerk  Council. 


LOANS. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
Entitled  an  Ordinance  to  raise  the  sum  of  five  hundred 
thousand  dollars  on  the  faith  and  pledge  of  property  be- 
longing to  the  City  of  Savannah,  for  the  purpose  of  pay- 
ing the  instalments  on  the  subscription  of  the  Mayor  and 
Aldermen  of  the  City  of  Savannah  and  hamlets  thereof, 
for  five  thousand  shares  of  stock  of  the  Central  Rail  Road 
and  Banking  Company  of  Georgia,  as  the  same  may 
hereafter  be  required  and  fall  due. 

Whereas,  at  a  meeting  of  the  citizens  of  Savannah,  held 
on  the  14th  day  of  October,  1833,  for  the  purpose  of  deliber- 
ating on  the  propriety  of  establishing  a  communication  by 
Rail  Road  or  Canal  between  the  City  of  Savannah,  Macon, 
and  Columbus,  a  committee  was  appointed  for  the  purpose 
of  ascertaining  what  amount  the  corporation  of  the  City  of 
Savannah  would  be  disposed  to  take,  in  so  noble  an  under- 
taking. 

And  whereas,  the  corporation  of  the  City  of  Savannah 
deeply  feeling  the  importance  of  such  an  undertaking  to  the 


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future  prosperity  of  the  city,  and  after  due  consideration  of 
the  application  made  to  them  in  behalf  of  their  fellow- 
citizens,  did — 

Resolve,  That  it  would  cheerfully  promote,  as  far  as  it 
legally  could,  every  object  which  has  in  view  the  opening 
of  a  channel  of  communication  with  the  interior  of  the 
State,  and  that  the  resources  of  the  city  and  its  financial 
condition  would  warrant  the  expectation  that  the  sum  of 
$500,000  could  and  would  be  raised  by  the  city  to  aid  the 
accomplishment  of  the  object,  if  necessary. 

And  whereas,  the  corporation  of  the  City  of  Savannah^ 
being  satisfied,  not  only  of  the  practicability,  but  of  the 
deep  interest  which  the  citizens  of  Savannah  have  taken  in 
advancing  this  great  undertaking,  have  redeemed  their 
pledge  by  subscribing  for  five  thousand  shares  of  the  stock 
of  the  Central  Rail  Road  and  Canal  Company  of  Georgia. 

And  whereas,  an  object  of  greater  importance  could  not 
occupy  the  attention  of  the  corporation,  or  justify  more  satis- 
factorily the  application  of  the  funds  and  resources  of  the 
city  than  the  one  now  in  progress  by  the  Mayor  and  Alder- 
men : 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof,  in  Council  assem 
bled,  and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  the  sum  of  five  hundred  thousand  dollars  be,  and  the 
same  is  hereby  appropriated  for  the  payment  of  the  instal- 
ments which  may  hereafter  become  due,  or  be  required  or 
demanded  of  this  corporation  for  their  subscription  of  five 
thousand  shares  of  the  stock  of  the  Central  Rail  Road  and 
Canal  Company  of  Georgia. 

Sec  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  sum  of 
five  hundred  thousand  dollars,  appropriated  as  aforesaid, 
shall  be  converted  into  stock,  which  shall  be  denominated 
City  Stock,  for  internal  improvement,  and  payable  in  certifi- 
cates or  scrip,  at  such  times,  and  of  such  amount  as  coun- 
cil shall  direct,  which  shall  be  signed  by  the  Mayor  and 
countersigned  by  the  City  Treasurer,  and  shall  be  redeem- 


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able  at  such  time  as  the  said  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  hamlets  thereof,  shall,  from  time 
to  time  hereafter,  direct,  at  the  time  of  issuing  thereof. 

Sec.  3.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  each  certifi- 
cate or  scrip  shall  have  such  form  as  council  shall  hereafter 
direct. 

Sec  4.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  faith  of 
the  City  of  Savannah,  and  all  the  public  property  of  said 
corporation,  are  hereby  pledged  as  security  for  the  eventual 
redemption  of  said  stock  at  the  time  the  same  shall  be  made 
redeemable  as  aforesaid. 
Sec  4.    Repepding  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  23d  July,  1835. 

W.  W.  GORDON,  Mayor. 

AN  ORDINANCE, 

rTo  create  stock  for  the  purposes  of  internal  improvement. 

Whereas,  -fey.  an  . Ordinance  passed  the  23d  day  of  July, 
one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  thirty-five,  the  sum  of  five 
hundred  thousand  dollars  was  appropriated  for  the  payment 
of  the  subscription  by  the  city  for  five  thpusmd  shares  of 
the  stock  of  the  Central  Rail  Road  and  Banking  Company 
of  Georgia,  and  it  was  ordained  that  said  sum  should  be 
converted  into  stock  payable  in  certificates  or  scrip,  at  such 
time  and  in  such  amount,  and  to  be  redeemable  at  such 
times  as  council  should  direct : 

Sec  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  M ay  or  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  assem- 
bled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  the  Mayor,  in  conjunction  with  the  Committee  on 
Finance,  be,  and  they  are  hereby  authorized  to  negotiate  for 
the  loan  of  five  hundred  thousand  dollars,  or  any  less  sum, 
for  the  purpose  aforesaid,  and  that  they  effect  such  loan  or 
loans  on  the  best  terms  they  can ;  the  rate  of  interest,  the 


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place  where  payable,  and  the  time  when  the  same  shall  be 
redeemable,  and  that  for  the  redemption  and  payment  the 
public  domain  and  all  other  property  belonging  to  the  city 
be,  and  the  same  are  hereby  pledged. 

Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  for  the  pur- 
pose of  consummating  the  loan  or  loans  which  may  be  ef- 
fected under  the  authority  given  by  this  Ordinance,  and  that 
passed  on  the  23d  day  of  July,  one  thousand  eight  hundred 
and  thirty-five,  and  hereinbefore  referred  to  the  Mayor,  be 
and  he  is  hereby  authorized  to  convert  such  loan  into  stock, 
to  be  denominated  City  Stock,  for  internal  improvement, 
and  to  issue  certificates  or  scrip  for  such  amounts,  bearing 
such  interest,  payable  at  such  places,  and  redeemable  at  such 
times,  as  to  him,  in  conjunction  with  the  Committee  on 
Finance,  shall  seem  most  advisable. 

Sec.  3.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  certificates 
or  scrip  shall  be  signed  by  the  Mayor  and  countersigned  by 
the  City  Treasurer,  and  shall  be  of  such  form  as  shall  be 
determined  upon  by  the  Mayor  and  Committee  on  Finance. 

Sec  4.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council,  26th  May,  1838. 

M.  HALL  MCALLISTER,  Mayor. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  provide  for  the  payment  of  the  interest  on  the  city  loan 
of  five  hundred  thousand  dollars,  lately  negotiated  with 
certain  banks  of  the  city,  and  to  provide  a  place  of  deposit 
for  the  funds  of  the  city. 

Whereas,  the  interest  on  said  loan  will  amount  to  the 
sum  of  thirty-five  thousand  dollars  per  annum  and  is  to  be 
paid  semi-annually  in  the  City  of  New- York :  And  whereas, 
the  Central  Rail  Road  and  Banking  Company  of  Georgia, 
has  engaged  to  guarantee  the  payment  of  said  interest. 

Sec  1.    Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 


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City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof,  in  Council  assem- 
bled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  all  dividends  on  the  stock  in  the  Central*  Rail  Road 
and  Banking  Company  of  Georgia  belonging  to  the  City, 
and  so  much  of  the  rents  to  be  received  from  city  lots  as 
may  be  necessary  for  the  purpose  be,  and  the  same  are 
hereby  appropriated  and  pledged  for  the  payment  of  the 
said  interest  on  said  loan,  and  such  dividends  and  so  much 
of  said  rents  as  may  be  necessary  shall  not  be  appropriated 
to  any  other  purpose  until  the  said  loan  is  paid  off. 

Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  City  Trea- 
surer shall  deposit  and  keep  all  the  money  and  funds  of  the 
city  which  may  be  or  which  may  come  to  his  hands  in  the 
Central  Rail  Road  and  Banking  Company's  bank  in  this 
city.  And  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  treasurer  to  see  that 
the  funds  of  the  city  hereby  pledged  are  punctually  applied 
towards  the  payment  of  the  said  interest,  and  to  apply  any 
other  funds  of  the  city  not  otherwise  appropriated  or  which 
may  hereafter  Be  appropriated  which  may  be  found  neces- 
sary for  that  purpose.  Provided,  that  nothing  herein  con- 
tained shall  be  construed  to  prevent  the  corporation  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  at  any  time  from  appropriating  any  of  its 
funds  (except  the  dividends  of  the  Railroad  stock  and  so 
much  of  the  said  rents  as  are  appropriated  by  the  first 
section  of  this  Ordinance)  to  any  object  or  for  any  purpose  ; 
and  provided  that  nothing  herein  contained  shall  be  con- 
strued so  as  to  prevent  any  future  council  from  changing  the 
place  of  deposit  of  the  city  funds  by  the  treasurer  at  any 
time. 

Passed  in  Council  31st  January,  1839. 

ROBERT  M,  CHARLTON,  Mayor. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  raise  money  on  loan  for  the  purposes  of  contributing  to 
works  of  internal  improvement  and  to  improve  the  City 
of  Savannah. 


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LOANS. 


Sec.  1 .  Be  it  ordained  by  the  M ay  or  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  t  Hereof  in  Council  assem- 
bled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  his  honor  the  Mayor  and  the  Committee  of  Finance, 
be,  and  they  are  hereby  authorized  to  borrow'  or  raise  on 
loan  for  the  use  of  the  city,  for  the  purpose  of  contributing 
to  works  of  internal  improvement,  and  to  improve  the  City 
of  Savannah  a  sum  of  money  not  exceeding  one  hundred 
thousand  dollars,  at  a  rate  of  interest  not  exceeding  three 
per  centum  per  annum.  , 

Sec  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  notes  or  cer- 
tificates shall  issue  for  monies  borrowed  as  aforesaid,  in 
sums  not  under  the  sum?  of  one  dollar,  which  shall  be  paya- 
ble at  such  time  as  the  Mayor  and  Committee  of  Finance 
may  direct,  and  shall  be  signed  by  the  City  Treasurer;  and 
for  the  faithful  payment  and  redemption  of  such  notes  or 
certificates,  the  faith  and  property  of  the  city  are  hereby 
pledged. 

Sec  3.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  money 
raised  under  this  Ordinance,  shall,  from  time  to  time  be  ap- 
plied in  contribution  and  aid  of  such  works  of  internal  im- 
provement, and  to  such  public  improvements  in  the  city  as' 
council  may  by  resolution  direct. 

Passed  in  Council  21st  December,  1839. 

ROBERT  M.  CHARLTON,  Mayor. 
Attest:  M.  Myers,  Clerk  Council. 


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MARKET. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 

For  regulating  the  public  market  in  the  City  of  Savannah, 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  or  darned  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  a  public  market  shall  be  held  every  day  in  the  year, 
(Sundays  excepted)  in  Ellis  Square,  at  which  place  all  kinds 
of  Butcher's  meat,  poultry,  fruit,  fish,  vegetables,  and  all 
other  kind  of  provisions  may  be  sold  under  the  regulations 
hereinafter  contained. 

Sec  2.  And  he  it  further  ordained,  That  a  clerk  shall  be 
appointed  by  Council,  whose  duty  it  shall  be  to  close  the 
market  precisely  at  ten  o'clock  in  the  morning,  from  the  first 
day  of  November  in  every  year,  to  the  first  day  of  April 
following ;  and  from  the  first  day  of  April  to  the  first  day  of 
November  at  nine  o'clock  in  the  morning,  except  on  Satur- 
days, when  the  market  shall  continue  open  until  nine  o'clock 
at  night,  from  the  first  day  of  April  until  the  first  day  of 
October,  and  from  the  first  of  October  until  the  first  of  April, 
until  eight  o'clock  at  night,  and  the  closing  of  the  market 
shall  be  announced  by  the  ringing  of  the  market  bell. 

Sec  3.  And  he  it  further  ordained,  That  the  market 
Committee  or  a  majority  thereof,  shall  let  or  rent  out  to  the 
highest  bidder  the  public  stalls  in  the  said  market  on  the 
first  Monday  in  December  of  every  year  hereafter,  (now  first 
Wednesday  in  December  of  each  year.  See  Ordinance 
passed  17th  November,  1853,)  by  public  outcry,  after  notice 
in  the  public  gazettes  of  the  city,  at  which  sales  the  mar- 
shal or  his  deputy  shall  attend  and  act  as  public  crier,  under 
the  direction  of  the  said  Committee ;  and  the  marshal  shall 
immediately  thereafter  furnish  the  Treasurer  with  a  state- 
ment of  said  sales,  and  pay  over  the  amount  received  to- 
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MARKET. 


gether  with  such  notes  as  shall  be  taken  for  the  credit 
part  of  the  sale  allowed  by  the  Committee  (the  renting  of 
the  stalls  now  required  to  be  for  cash.  See  1st  section  of 
Ordinance  14th  November,  1853,)  provided,  always,  that  the 
said  committee  or  a  majority  of  them  shall  select  and  re- 
serve three  of  the  stalls  for  the  use  and  accommodation  of 
the  planters  and  persons  from  the  country,  who  bring  or 
send  their  stock  or  produce  to  market,  and  who  shall  pay 
into  the  hands  of  the  clerk  double  the  fees  hereinafter  ennu- 
merated  on  ail  articles  brought  and  exposed  for  sale  in  the 
said  stalls. 

Sec.  4.  Jind  be  it  further  ordained,  That  a  Clerk  of 
the  Market  shall  be  appointed  by  the  Mayor  and  Alder- 
men in  Council  assembled,  at  their  first  regular  meeting, 
after  the  first  day  of  January,  of  each  and  every  year,  or  if 
not  then  appointed  at  any  other  subsequent  regular  meeting 
who  shall  hold  his  office  or  appointment  until  he  be  regu- 
larly re-appointed  or  a  successor  duly  appointed  or  qualified, 
the  said  Clerk  shall  give  bond  with  good  and  sufficient  se- 
curity to  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  in  the  sum  of  one  thou- 
sand dollars,  to  account  for  all  monies  received  by  him  as 
Clerk,  as  aforesaid,  and  faithfully  to  do  and  perform  all  the 
duties  required  of  him  by  this  Ordinance  or  any  other  Ordi- 
nance regulating  his  further  duties,  and  before  entering  on 
the  duties  of  his  office  or  appointment  he  shall  take  before 
the  Mayor,  Chairman  of  Council,  or  any  Alderman,  the  fol- 
lowing oath  or  affirmation : 

"I,  A.  B.,  do  solemnly  swear  (or  affirm  as  the  case  may 
be,)  that  I  will  well,  and  truly,  and  faithfully  discharge  all 
the  duties  imposed  on  me  as  Clerk  of  the  Market  of  the  City 
of  Savannah,  by  any  of  the  Ordinances  of  the  city,  and  that 
I  will  faithfully,  justly,  and  fairly  account  for  all  monies  col- 
lected and  received  by  me  as  Clerk,  as  aforesaid,  under  the 
Ordinance  or  Ordinances  now  in  force,  or  which  may  be 
hereafter  passed,  so  help  me  God." 

After  which  he  shall  receive  a  certificate  from  the  Mayor 
under  the  seal  of  the  City,  stating  that  he  is  duly  appointed 


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and  qualified  Clerk  of  the  Market  In  case  of  neglect  or 
misconduct  of  the  Clerk  of  the  Market  on  due  complaint 
made  thereof.  Council  is  hereby  authorized  to  remove  the 
said  clerk,  and  council  is  further  authorized  and  empowered 
in  case  of  the  death,  resignation,  or  removal  of  the  said 
Clerk  to  appoint  at  any  regular  or  special  meeting  thereafter, 
a  successor  who  shall  be  invested  with  all  the  power, 
authority,  and  immunities  of  a  clerk  of  a  market,  under 
this  or  any  other  Ordinance. 

Sec.  5.  *Jlnd  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  said 
Clerk  shall  be  authorized  and  he  is  hereby  authorized  to  col- 
lect and  receive  from  the  owner  or  seller  of  any  meat,  vic- 
tuals, provision  or  any  other  articles  of  food,  brought  to  the 
market  for  sale  the  rates  and  sums  following,  viz :  that  is  to 
say  for  every  ox,  steer,  cow  or  heifer,  twelve  and  a  half 
cents ;  and  six  and  a  quarter  cents  for  every  calf,  sheep, 
iamb,  hog,  or  goat ;  for  every  piggin,  pail,  or  firkin  of  butter 
or  lard,  six  and  one  quarter  cents  ;  fifty-cents  for  the  use  of 
each  stall  that  may  now  or  hereafter  be  assigned  for  the  sale 
of  fish  ;  six  and  one  quarter  cents  for  every  basket  of  crabs; 
twelve  and  a  half-cents  for  every  basket  of  shrimps  and 
prawn ;  and  six  and  one  quarter  cents  for  every  pail  of 
opened  oysters ;  also  for  marking  and  seating  every  mea- 
sure, six  and  a  quarter  cents  ;  for  marking  and  sealing  every 
weight,  six  and  a  quarter  cents  ;  and  for  weighing  in  the 
public  scales  for  every  draught  exceeding  thirty  pounds  six 
and  a  quarter  cents,  and  for  every  draught  under  thirty 
pounds,  two  cents.  The  said  Clerk  shall  quarterly  and  even' 
quarter  pay  to  the  City  Treasurer  all  monies  which  he  may 
receive  as  clerfc  of  the  market  over  and  above  the  sum  of 
$225,  if  he  shall  receive  an  amount  over  and  above  that  sum 
and  which  quarterly  sum  making  an  annual  salary  of  $900 
or  any  less  sum  which  he  may  receive,  not  amounting  to  the 
said  annual  sum,  $900,  shall  be  in  full  of  all  services  and 
expenses  incurred  as  clerk  of  the  market,  and  so  in  propor- 
tion for  the  time  he  shall  have  acted  as  clerk  in  case  of  death 
resignation  or  removal  therefrom. 


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Sec,  6.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  Clerk  of 
(he  market  shall  attend  the  same  regularly  from  daylight  and 
close  the  same  at  the  time  and  hours  hereinbefore  directed. 
He  shall  sweep,  clean,  or  cause  to  be  swept  clean  the  said 
market  every  day  in  the  year,  and  also  such  space  ol  ground 
as  shall  be  marked  out  and  fixed  by  the  Market  Committee, 
as  connected  w ith  the  same,  and  shall  likewise  clean  or  cause 
to  be  cleaned  all  the  stalls  for  large  and  small  meat, 
vegetables,  fish  or  other  articles.  He  shall  keep  two  or 
more  scales  and  weights  for  the  convenience  of  weighing- 
butter  and  other  small  articles. 

Sec.  7.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  when  any 
seller  of  meat  or  other  articles  of  provisions  charged  by  this 
Ordinance,  shall  refuse  to  pay  the  sum  required  under  the 
same,  the  clerk  is  hereby  authorized  to  levy  upon  and  retain 
such  meat  or  other  articles,  until  such  charge  be  paid,  or 
until  one  or  more  of  the  Market  Committee  order  the  release 
thereof  And  if  the  said  charge  be  not  paid  before  the  clo- 
sing of  the  market,  and  the  article  or  the  articles  remain  in 
the  possession  of  the  clerk,  the  same  shall  be  disposed 
of  «as  may  be  directed  by  the  member  of  the  Market  Com- 
mittee present,  or  in  his  or  their  absence  as  the  clerk  may 
see  fit.  And  if  any  person  or  persons  shall  oppose,  obstruct, 
insult,  or  abuse  the  Clerk  of  the  Market  in  the  execution 
of  his  office  or  duty,  such  person  or  persons  shall  be 
fined  in  a  sum  not  exceeding  thirty  dollars. 

Sec  8.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  if  the  Clerk 
of  the  Market  shall  neglect  any  of  the  duties  required  of 
him  by  this  or  any  future  Ordinance  he  shall  be  liable  to  a 
fine  not  exceeding  thirty  dollars,  and  according  to  the 
nature  of  the  charge  brought  against  him,  to  removal  from 
office  by  council  as  already  provided. 

Sec  9.  And  he  it  further  ordained,  That  the  butchers 
shall  if  required  by  any  person  or  persons,  with  the  appro- 
bation of  the  Market  Committee,  divide  their  small  meat  as 
follows :  every  calf,  heifer,  hog,  goat  or  lamb,  the  quarters 
thereof  shall  be  divided  into  two  parts,  the  loin  from  the 


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leg,  or  the  breast  irom  the  quarters,  and  the  quarters  of  bee^ 
shall  be  cut  up  into  pieces  so  as  to  suit  the  buyers.  These 
regulations  to  commence  at  the  opening  of  the  market,  and 
continue  to  the  hour  before  roieiitkmed ;  and  any  person  or 
persons  neglecting  or  refusing  to  comply  with  the  tenor  of 
this  section  shall  for  every  neglect  or  refusal,  be  fined  in  a 
sum  not  exceeding  ten  dollars,  and  every  person  cutting  up 
meat,  shall  wear  a  long  white  apron,  every  day  whilst  at 
market. 

Sec  10.  And  be  it  further  ordained^  That  from  and  im- 
mediately after  the  passage  of  this  Ordinance,  every  butcher 
or  person  killing  an  ox,  cow,  heifer,  or  grown  meat  cattle, 
and  exposing  the  same  for  sale  within  the  city  shall  take  the 
hide  and  head  of  each  animal  slaughtered,  attached  to 
each  other  and  not  severed,  and  the  said  head  with  the  ears 
and  horns  on  of  every  such  animal,  he  shall  carry  to  the 
market,  and  show  the  clerk,  whose  business  it  shall  be  to 
keep  a  book  for  that  purpose,  where  he  shall  regularly  enter 
the  ear  and  horn  marks,  (if  any  )  of  such  animals,  with  the 
day  of  the  month  the  same  was  brought  to  market,  and  the 
book  shall  be  kept  open  at  all  times  during  market  hours 
for  the  purpose  of  inspection  of  every  person,  under  for- 
feiture of  a  sum  not  exceeding  thirty  dollars  for  every  neg- 
lect of  any  butcher  or  other  person  bringing  the  same,  and 
for  the  neglect  of  the  clerk  in  not  taking  the  marks,  or  for 
his  entering  improper  or  false  brands  and  marks,  he  shall 
suffer  the  like  penalty. 

Sec.  11.  And  be  it  further  ordained.  That  it  shall  not 
be  lawful,  after  the  passing  and  publication  of  this  Ordi- 
nance, for  any  person  or  persons  whatsoever,  to  bring  to  or 
near  either  of  the  markets  aforesaid,  any  of  the  offal,  or  in- 
side of  any  bull,  steer,  cow,  heifer,  calf,  sheep,  or  hog,  except 
the  haslet,  clean  tripe,  and  lard  and  tallow  when  melted, 
and  rough  tallow :  Provided,  the  same  is  free  from  any  un- 
pleasant smell ;  and  any  person  or  persons  so  offending 
shall  pay  a  fine  not  exceeding  thirty  dollars. 

Sec  12.    And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  if  any  butch- 


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er  shall  ersct,  or  from  and  after  the  passage  of  this  Ordi- 
nance, keep  any  pen  or  enclosure  for  the  purpose  of  keeping 
or  slaughtering  any  cattle,  calves,  sheep,  or  goats,  within  a 
mile  of  the  corporate  limits  of  the  city,  he  shall  be  prohibit- 
ed from  selling  in  the  market,  and  may  be  fined  in  a  sum 
not  exceeding  thirty  dollars  for  each  offence.  (This  section 
amended,  so  as  to  include  all  hog  pens — see  first  section  of 
Ordinance  passed  2d  January,  1840,  immediately  succeed- 
ing this  Ordinance,) 

Sec.  13,  And  he  it  furt her  ordain ed,  That  if  any  person 
or  persons  shall  expose  or  offer  for  sale  in  the  said  market, 
or  in  any  other  place  within  this  city,  any  blown,  puffed  up, 
or  unwholesome  meat,  or  provisions  of  any  kind,  it  shall  be 
the  duty  of  any  Alderman,  or  the  Clerk  of  the  Market  or 
City  Marshal,  on  complaint  being  made  to  him  or  them,  or 
upon  the  view  of  either  of  them,  to  examine  into  the  same, 
and  if  the  said  meat  or  provisions  shall  appear  to  be  un- 
wholesome, the  same  shall  be  considered  as  a  nuisance  and 
condemned,  and  be  immediately  buried  under  ground, 
burnt,  or  otherwise  destroyed,  by  order  of  the  officers  of  the 
city  so  inspecting  and  condemning  the  same,  and  such  per- 
son or  persons  so  offending,  shall  be  moreover  fined  in  a 
sum  not  exceeding  thirty  dollars. 

Sec.  14.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  Thar,  no  person 
or  persons  shall  be  allowed  to  bring  to  the  market  of 
this  city,  or  expose  to  sale,  at  said  place,  any  butter,,  vegeta- 
bles or  other  similar  articles  of  consumption,  not  the  growth 
or  manufacture  of  this  State  or  South  Carolina.  Nor  shall 
any  person  or  persons  whosoever,  expose  at  said  market, 
and  for  sale,  any  codfish,  mackerel,  or  salmon,  unless  by 
special  license,  which  shall  be  granted  on  the  petition  of  any 
person  or  persons  applying  for  the  same,  he,  she,  or  they, 
first  paying  into  the  treasury  of  the  city  the  sum  of  fifteen 
dollars,  for  inch  license,  which  shall  last  ior  the  space  of 
one  year,  and  shall  not  be  used  by  any  other  person  but  the 
one  or  those  named  in  the  said  license.  And  every  person 
or  persons  offending  against  this  section  of  the  Ordinance, 


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shall,  on  the  order  of  any  of  the  Market  Committee,  Clerk 
of  the  Market,  Marshal,  or  City  Constable,  immediately 
withdraw  and  remove  such  article  or  articles,  and  in  case  of 
neglect  or  refusal  to  withdraw  or  remove  the  same,  such 
article  or  articles  shall  be  seized  and  forfeited,  and  be  dis- 
posed of  as  may  be  directed  and  ordered  by  any  of  the 
Market  Committee,  Clerk  of  the  Market,  or  Marshal 

Sec.  1 5.  Jind  he  it  further  ordained.  That  if  any  per- 
son or  person  who  shall  buy  or  cause  to  be  bought,  con- 
tracted for,  or  cause  to  be  contracted  for  at  the  market,  or  on 
its  way  to  the  market,  or  at  any  other  place  within  the  limits 
of  the  City  of  Savannah/1'-  any  meat,  fish,  or  poultry,  game, 
or  wild  fowl,  eggs,  fish,  vegetables,  or  provisions  of  any 
kind,  usually  brought  to  market,  and  shall  sell  or  cause  the 
same  to  be  sold  or  exposed  at  the  market,  or  at  an}r  other 
place  within  the  City,  (or  who  shall  purchase  or  contract 
for  any  of  the  aforesaid  articles  in  quantities  greater  than 
shall  be  requisite  for  the  use  and  consumption  of  the  fami- 
lies of  such  persons,)  or  who  shall  dissuade  persons  from 
bringing  their  provisions  to  market,  or  induce  them  to  en- 
hance the  price  when  there  shall,  if  made  manifest  to  the 
conviction  of  any  Aldermen,  the  Clerk  of  the  Market,  or 
the  City  Marshal,  forfeit  such  articles  of  provisions,  so  pur- 
chased or  exposed  tor  sale,  which  shall  be  taken  and  sold  by 
the  Clerk  of  the  Market;  and  such  persons  shall  also,  upon 
conviction/}1  (and  every  person,  other  than  such  as  shall  be 
permitted  to  sell  in  market  by  the  Ordinances  of  the  city, 
who  shall  be  found  possessed  of,  or  to  have  purchased  or 
contracted  for  any  of  the  aforesaid  articles  of  provisions,  in 

*  Amended  by  adding  the  following  words,  "  after  the  setting  and  before 
the  rising  of  the  sun."  See  section  1st  of  Ordinance  passed  12th  January, 
1854,  below. 

t  Amended  by  inserting  the  following  words,  "  be  fined,  if  a  white  person, 
in  a  sum  not  less  than  ten,  nor  more  than  fifty  dollars,  and  if  a  negro,  in  a 
sum  not  more  than  ten  dollars,  or  to  receive  not  less  than  twenty  lashes,  on 
failure  to  pay  said  fine/'  See  1st  section  of  Ordinance  passed  12th  January, 
1854,  below. 


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greater  quantities  than  are  requisite  for  such  person's  own 
use,  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a  violation  of  this  section) : 
Provided,  that  nothing  herein  contained  shall  prevent  per- 
sons who  own  stalls  in  the  market  from  carrying  their  pro- 
visions through  the  city  after  market  hours,  keeping  no  fixed 
stand,  hut  moving  from  place  to  place,  or  country  negroes, 
on  Saturday,  selling  their  articles,  who  have  proper  tickets 
from  their  owners.  *1  ml  provided  further,  that  nothing 
herein  contained  shall,  be  so  construed  as  to  prevent  any  per- 
son buying  or  selling  b;-  ' on,  salted  or  cured  meat,  cabbages, 
onions,  beets,  and  all  such  articles  as  are  usually  imported 
into  the  city  and  sold  in  large  quantities. 

Sec.  16.  And  he  it  further  ordained,  That  council 
may  at  any  time,  by  resolution,  forbid  and  prevent  any  free 
person  of  color  or  slave  from  selling  or  disposing  of  any 
articles  of  food,  or  other  articles  usually  sold  at  market,  for 
any  offence  committed  by  a  free  person  of  color  or  slave, 
contrary  to  the  laws  of  the  State  or  Ordinances  of  the  city, 
and  no  person  of  color  having  a  badge  to  sell  small  wares, 
shall  be  permitted  to  purchase  or  sell  any  fruit  whatever, 
at  or  in  the  vicinity  of  the  market  before  nine  o'clock  in  the 
morning,  and  in  case  6f  a  violation  of  this  section  of  the 
Ordinance  by  any  such  person  of  color,  he  or  she  shall  be 
fined  in  a  sum  not  exceeding  thirty  dollars,  and  the  articles 
so  exposed  to  sale  shall  be  forfeited,  and  as  such  seized  by 
the  Clerk  of  the  Market.  A  nd  no  slave  shall  act  as  butcher, 
cut  up  meat,  or  sell  the  same,  unless  in  the  presence  of  the 
owner,  employer,  or  employers,  or  his,  her,  or  their  agent, 
being  a  white  person.  And  if  such  slave  does  act  as  butch- 
er, cut  up  meat,  or  sell,  <  >r  offer  the  same  for  sale,  contrary  to 
the  provisions  of  this  section,  his  owner  or  owners,  employ- 
er, or  employers,  shall  be  fined  in  a  sum  not  exceeding  thirty 
dollars. 

Sec.  17.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  if  any  slave 
or  slaves  shall  sell  or  offer  for  sale  any  kind  of  poultry, 
provisions,  or  fruit,  at  market,  or  other  public  place  in  this 
city,  (fresh  fish  excepted)  without  a  ticket  from  his,  her,  or 


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their  owner  or  owners,  overseer,  or  employer,  particularly 
enumerating  the  articles  so  exposed  or  offered  for  sale,  it  shall 
and  may  be  lawful  for  any  white  person  to  take  possession  of 
all  such  articles  as  are  not  enumerated  in  the  ticket,  and  to 
apprehend  the  said  slave  or  slaves,  and  carry  him,  her,  or  them 
before  the  Mayor  or  any  Alderman,  who  is  hereby  author- 
ized to  examine  into  the  case,  and  to  discharge  the  said  slave 
or  slaves,  and  the  articles  so  taken  possession  of,  or  to  con- 
demn all  such  articles  not  specified  in  the  ticket  to  the  use 
of  the  informer,  or  direct  the  same  to  be  kept  until  further 
ordered. 

Sec.  18.  Jlnd  be  it  further  ordained,  That  no  butcher 
bringing  meat  of  any  kind  to  market  for  sale,  at  any  of  the 
stalls,  and  that  no  other  person  bringing  live  stock  or  any 
other  species  of  provisions  to  market,  for  sale,  shall  be  per- 
mitted or  allowed  to  keep  any  wagon,  cart,  or  any  other 
carriage,  vehicle,  horse,  mule,  ass,  or  ox,  nearer  to  the  said 
market,  or  for  a  longer  time  than  the  Market  Committee  or 
Clerk  of  the  Market  may  direct,  and  such  butcher  or  other 
person  shall  be  compelled  to  draw  up  his,  her,  or  their  wag- 
on, cart,  or  vehicle,  in  such  manner  and  in  such  places  as 
any  one  of  the  Market  Committee,  or  said  clerk,  shall  think 
most  convenient  for  the  sale  of  the  articles  so  brought,  nor 
shall  any  person  or  persons,  be  allowed  or  permitted  to  feed 
with  grain  or  forage,  any  horse,  mule,  ass,  or  ox,  or  any 
other  animal,  at  the  said  market,  or  within  the  limits  pre- 
scribed by  the  said  committee  or  clerk.  And  it  shall  be  the 
duty  of  the  Clerk  of  the  Market,  City  Marshal  or  City  Con- 
stables, to  enforce  and  carrry  into  effect  any  order  of  the 
Market  Committee  respecting  the  rules  and  regulations  pre- 
scribed in  this  section  ;  and  any  person  or  persons  offending 
against  the  same  shall  be  fined  by  any  one  of  the  Market 
Committee  or  Mayor,  in  a  sum  not  exceeding  thirty  dollars, 
and  execution  shall  be  issued  immediately  thereafter,  and 
served,  and  executed  on  the  property  of  the  offender  or  of- 
fenders, in  his,  her,  or  their  possession  or  agency,  and  the 
cause  of  such  complaint,  bv  the  Marshal,  his  duputy,  or 
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any  City  Constable,  and  sold  at  the  market,  on  five  day's 
notice  ;  and  after  paying  the  said  fine,  and  fifty  cents  costs, 
the  surplus  shall  be  paid  over  to  the  offender  or  offenders, 
or  his,  her,  or  their  agent  or  agents. 

Sec.  1 9.  And  be  it  f  urther  ordained,  That  from  and 
after  the  passage  of  this  Ordinance,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of 
the  Market  Committee,  and  Clerk  of  the  Market,  from  time 
to  time,  and  as  often  as  they  may  think  proper,  to  examine 
the  scales  of  all  persons  buying  or  selling  in  the  market,  or 
in  any  part  of  the  city  and  prescribe  the  manner  of  sus- 
pending the  same.  And  all  persons  neglecting  or  refusing 
to  conform  to  such  direction,  shall  be  fined  in  a  sum  not 
exceeding  thirty  ($30)  dollars. 

Sec  20.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  Clerk 
of  the  Market  is  hereby  authorized  and  required,  from  time 
to  time,  to  examine  into  the  weights  and  measures  of  all 
and  every  person  or  persons  buying  or  selling  in  this  city, 
and  subject  to  this  Ordinance,  and  for  this  purpose  he  shall 
have  free  access  to  any  wharf,  lot,  store,  shop  or  building, 
in  which  the  said  weights  and  measures  are  used,  and  to 
try  the  same  according  to  the  known  and  acknowledged 
standard,  and  if  miy  person  be  found  deficient  in  the 
same  to  take,  seize,  and  destroy  or  cause  to  be  seized 
and  destroyed  such  false  weight  or  measure,  and  all  and 
every  person  so  offending  against  the  provisions  of  this 
section,  shall  be  fined  in  any  sum  not  exceeding  thirty 
dollars ;  and,  further,  the  name  of  such  person,  after  con- 
viction of  the  offence  aforesaid,  shall  be  published  in  one 
or  more  of  the  public  gazettes  of  this  city,  by  the  Clerk  of 
Council,  whose  duty  it  shall  be  to  have  the  same  published, 
together  with  the  amount  of  fine,  unless,  after  conviction, 
council  shall  otherwise  order.  (See  further,  as  to  the  duties 
of  Clerk  of  the  Market,  4th  section  of  Ordinance  passed 
24th  March,  1842 — title  "Weights  and  Measures." 

Sec  21.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  if  any  per- 
son or  persons  shall  buy  or  sell  in  this  city  any  article  or 
commodity  usually  bought  or  sold  by  weight  or  measure, 


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hereafter,  to  be  used  and  not  sanctioned  by  this  or  any  other 
Ordinance,  or  shall  have,  in  his,  her,  or  their  possession,  any 
false  weight  or  measure,  every  such  person  or  persons,  so 
offending,  shall  be  fined  not  exceeding  the  sum  of  thirty 
dollars,  and  his,  her,  or  their  name  and  description,  after 
conviction,  shall  be  published,  as  ordered  by  the  section  of 
this  Ordinance,  last  above  recited,  at  the  discretion  of  council. 

Sec.  22.  And  be  it  further  ordained.  That  if  the  Clerk 
of  the  Market  shall  mark  or  seal  any  weight  or  measure 
which  is  not  agreeable  to  the  standard  or  shall  refuse  to 
mark  and  seal  such  as  are  agreeable  thereto,  on  tender  of 
the  charges  herein  before  allowed,  he  shall,  for  every  such 
offence,  be  fined  in  a  sum  not  exceeding  thirty  dollars. 

Sec.  23.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  it  shall  be 
the  duty  of  the  City  Marshal  or  his  deputy,  and  one  or  more 
City  Constable,  as  may  from  week  to  week  be  required  by 
the  Marshal,  to  attend  at  the  said  market  every  day  at  sun 
rise,  and  continue  his  attendance  at  market  until  nine 
o'clock  of  the  morning  and  also  on  every  Saturday  after- 
noon until  the  closing  of  the  market,  for  the  purpose  of  aid- 
ing and  assisting  the  Mayor  or  any  Aldermen,  Clerk  of  the 
Market,  or  Marshal,  in  the  performance  and  execution  of 
any  of  the  duties  devolved  on  any  or  either  of  them  under 
this  Ordinance  or  any  other  which  may  be  passed  in  rela- 
tion to  the  market,  and  in  case  of  neglect  or  default  of  duty 
or  attendance  as  aforesaid,  in  such  Marshal  or  Constable,  he 
shall  be  fined  in  a  sum  not  exceeding  thirty  dollars. 

Sec.  24.  And  be  it  further  ordained.  That  it  shall  not 
be  lawful  for  any  vender  of  meat  to  weigh  the  same  at  any 
other  scales  than  those  attached  to  his  own  stall,  and  all 
persons  neglecting  to  have  scales  of  their  own  or  weighing 
at  any  other  scale  than  those  affixed  to  their  own  stalls,  or 
using  other  weights  than  those  of  the  scales  so  affixed,  shall 
be  fined  in  a  sum  not  exceeding  thirty  dollars,  ($30.) 

Sec,  25.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  it  shall  not 
be  lawful  for  any  person  to  sleep  or  lie  down  upon  the  pub- 
lic stalls  in  the  market  in  the  night  or  day  time,  and  eveiy 


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person  so  found,  shall  be  taken  up  by  the  Marshal,  City 
Constables  or  City  Watch,  and  upon  the  conviction  thereof 
before  the  Mayor,  fined  by  him  in  a  sum  not  exceeding  six 
(6)  dollars. 

Sec.  26.  And  he  it  further'  ordained,  That  all  fines, 
imposed  on  any  white  person  or  persons  of  color  slave  or 
slaves,  shall  be  recovered  unless  otherwise  directed  by  this 
Ordinance,  as  heretofore  usually  practised,  under  the  Ordi- 
nances of  the  city ;  and  that  in  all  cases  where  any  free 
person  of  color  shall  be  fined  and  the  said  fine  is  not  paid 
within  the  time  limited  by  the  conviction  and  sentence 
awarded  thereon,  such  other  reasonable  punishment  by  con- 
finement in  the  common  jail  shall  be  imposed  on  such  of- 
fender as  may  be  just  and  proper,  and  in  case  of  slaves  vio- 
lating this  Ordinance,  the  owner  or  owners  thereof,  shall  be 
fined  for  such  offence,  and  if  such  owner  or  owners  shall 
refuse  to  pay  the  same  within  the  time  limited  by  the  con- 
viction and  the  sentence  awarded  thereon,  such  slave  shall 
be  confined  in  the  common  jail  at  the  cost  and  charges  of 
the  owner  or  owners,  for  such  time  as  may  be  just  and  proper. 

Sec  27.  And  he  it  further  ordained,  That  all  fines 
accruing  under  this  Ordinance,  shall  be  applied  as  follows, 
to  wit :  one  moiety  to  the  use  of  the  informer,  and  the  other 
moiety  or  half  part  to  the  use  of  the  city,  except  where  the 
Ordinance  may  otherwise  specially  direct,  and  except  in  such 
cases  where  the  Market  Committee  or  either  of  them  come  to 
a  knowledge  of  the  offence  by  his  or  their  own  view,  in  such 
case  the  fine  or  forfeiture  shall  accrue  to  the  city  only,  and 
all  fines  shall  be  levied  by  distress  and  sale  of  the  offender's 
goods  and  chatties  by  warrant,  under  the  hand  of  the 
Mayor,  with  the  seal  of  the  city,  and  be  directed  to  the 
Marshal  of  the  City  or  any  Constable  of  the  same. 

Sec  28.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  each  and 
every  person  violating  this  Ordinance  the  penalty  for  which 
has  not  hitherto  been  designated  shall  be  fined  if  a  white 
person  in  a  sum  not  exceeding  thirty  dollars,  if  a  free  person 
of  color  or  slave  in  a  sum  not  exceeding  thirty  dollars,  and 


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on  failure  to  pay  the  sum,  to  be  punished  hi  such  manner  as 
before  directed  in  like  case  by  this  Ordinance. 

Sec.  29.  And  be  it  further  ordained.  That  all  and  every 
Ordinance  or  Ordinances  heretofore  passed  for  regulating  the 
market  or  markets  in  the  City  of  Savannah  appointing  com- 
missioners to  superintend  the  same,  and  for  other  purposes 
connected  therewith,  be,  and  the  same  are  hereby  repealed. 
Passed  in  Council  22d  July,  1839. 

ROBERT  At.  CHARLTON,  Mayor. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  amend  an  Ordinance  entitled  an  Ordinance  for  regula- 
ting the  public  market  in  the  City  of  Savannah. 

Sec  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled, audit  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  from  and  after  the  passage  of  this  Ordinance,  it  shall 
not  be  lawful  for  any  butcher,  under  the  penalties  prescribed 
in  the  twelfth  section  of  the  above  entitled  Ordinance,  to 
erect  or  keep  any  pen  or  enclosure,  for  the  purpose  of  keep- 
ing or  slaughtering  any  hogs,  within  one  mile  of  the  corpor- 
ate limits  of  the  city ;  and  that  this  section  shall  be  taken 
as  an  amendment  to,  and  a  part  of  the  said  twelfth  section. 

Sec  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  prohibition 
contained  in  the  fifteenth  section  of  the  above  recited  Or- 
dinance, against  any  person  or  persons  contracting  for  or 
buying  any  meat,  fish,  or  poultry,  game  or  wild  fowl,  eggs, 
vegetables,  fruit,  victuals  of  any  kind  usually  brought  to 
market,  over  and  above  the  quantity  required  for  the  use  of 
their  own  families  be  repealed,  so  far  as  relates  to  the  pur- 
chase of  hogs,  sheep,  or  calves,  for  the  purpose  of  cutting 
up  and  exposing  for  sale  in  the  public  market. 

Sec  3.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  2d  January,  1840. 

ROBERT  M.  CHARLTON,  Mayor. 
Attest:  M.  Myers,  Clerk  Council 


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AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  amend  an  Ordinance  passed  in  council  July  22d,  1839, 
regulating  and  setting  forth  the  day  on  which  the  stalls 
in  the  market  shall  be  rented. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof,  in  Council  assem- 
bled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  from  and  after  the  passing  of  this  Ordinance,  the  stalls 
in  the  market  shall  be  rented  on  the  first  Wednesday  in 
December  of  each  year,  and  that  the  terms  of  renting  or 
sales  shall  be  cash. 

Sec.  2.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  19th  November,  1853. 

R.  WAYNE,  Mayor. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  be  entitled  an  Ordinance  to  amend  section  15th  of  an 
Ordinance  entitled  an  Ordinance  for  regulating  the  public 
market  in  the  City  of  Savannah,  passed  in  council  22d 
July,  1839. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  Ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof,  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  smne, 
That  the  fifth  line  of  section  15th  of  aforesaid  Ordinance  be 
amended,  so  as  to  read  "within  the  limits  of  the  City  of  Sa- 
vannah, after  the  setting  and  before  the  rising  of  the  sun 
and  the  twenty-third  line  in  said  section  of  said  Ordinance 
be  amended  so  as  to  read  "  to  be  fined,  if  a  white  person,  in 
a  sum  not  less  than  ten  nor  more  than  fifty  dollars,  and  if  a 
negro,  in  a  sum  not  more  than  ten  dollars,  or  to  receive  not 
less  than  twenty  lashes,  on  failure  to  pay  said  fine.7' 

Sec  2.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  12th  January,  1854. 

SOLOMON  COHEN,  Mayor  pro  tern. 


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AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  amend  the  existing  Ordinances  regulating  the  public 
market  of  the  City  of  Savannah. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  oj 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  au  thority  of  the  same. 
That  any  person  or  persons  who  shall  buy  or  cause  to 
be  bought,  contract  for  or  cause  to  be  contracted  for  at  the 
market,  or  on  its  way  to  the  market,  or  at  any  other  place 
within  the  limits  of  the  City  of  Savannah,  any  meat,  fish, 
or  poulty,  game  or  wild  foul,  eggs,  fish,  vegetables,  fruit,  vict- 
uals, or  provisions  of  any  kind  usually  brought  to  market, 
and  shall  sell,  or  cause  the  same  to  be  sold,  or  exposed  at 
the  market  or  at  any  other  place  within  the  city,  or  who  shall  . 
purchase  or  contract  for  any  of  the  aforesaid  articles  in 
quantities  greater  than  shall  be  requisite  for  the  use  and 
consumption  of  the  families  of  such  persons,  or  who  shall 
disuade  persons  from  bringing  their  provisions  to  market, 
or  induce  them  to  enhance  the  price  when  there,  shall,  if 
made  manifest  to  the  satisfaction  of  any  Aldermen,  the 
Clerk  of  the  Market  or  the  City  Marshal,  forfeit  such  articles 
of  provisions  so  purchased  or  exposed  for  sale,  which  shall 
be  taken  and  sold  by  the  Clerk  ot  the  Market,  and  such 
person  shall  also  upon  conviction  be  fined  in  a  sum  not 
exceeding  thirty  dollars  for  each  offence ;  And  every  person 
other  than  such  as  shall  be  permitted  to  sell  in  the  market  by 
the  Ordinances  of  the  city  who  shall  be  found  possessed  of, 
or  to  have  purchased  or  contracted  for  any  of  the  aforesaid 
articles  or  provisions  in  greater  quantities  than  are  requisite 
for  such  persons  own  use,  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a  viola- 
tion of  this  section :  Provided,  that  nothing  herein  contained 
shall  prevent  persons  who  own  stalls  in  the  market  from 
carrying  their  provisions  through  the  city  after  market  hours 
keeping  no  fixed  stand,  but  moving  from  place  to  place, 
or  country  negroes,  on  Saturday,  selling  their  articles,  who, 
have  proper  tickets  from  their  owners ;  And  provided  further 


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that  nothing  herein  contained  shall  be  so  construed  as  to 
prevent  any  person  buying  or  selling  bacon,  salted,  or  cured 
meat,  cabbages,  onions,  beets,  and  all  such  articles  as  are 
usually  imported  into  the  city  and  sold  in  large  quantities. 

Sec.  2.  And  he  it  further  ordained,  That  if  any  person 
shall  cut,  mutilate,  break,  deface  or  injure  the  market  build- 
ing or  any  of  the  stalls  or  other  appurtenances  to  the  said 
market,  such  offenders  shall  be  fined  for  such  offence  in  a 
sum  not  exceeding  fifty  dollars,  one  half  the  fine  to  be  paid 
to  the  informer. 

Sec  3.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  30th  January,  1851. 

R.  WAYNE,  Mayor. 

Attest:  Edward  G,  \ Vilson,  Clerk  Council. 

Note. — Sonmch  of  the  1st  section  of  the  foregoing  Ordinance,  in  italics,  as 
forbids  any  person  from  purchasing  at  the  market  any  of  the  articles  enumer- 
ated in  quantities  greater  thai  shall  be  necessary  for  the  consumption  of  the 
families  of  such  persons,  declai ■<  d  void  by  the  Supreme  Court  as  being  in  con- 
travention of  an  act  of  the  legislature  passed  13th  Dec,  1809 — Clayton's 
Dig.  540,  Haywood  vs.  Mayor  and  Aldermen,  12  Geo.  Rep.  404. 

See  also  15th  section  of  Ordinance  22d  July,  1839,  supra  and  amendments 
thereto. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  be  entitled  an  Ordinance  for  the  further  regulation  of  the 
public  market  in  the  City  of  Savannah. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained,  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  from  and  after  the  passing  of  this  Ordinance  it  shall 
not  be  lawful  for  any  person  or  persons  whatsoever  to  sell 
or  expose  for  sale,  or  barter,  any  quantity  of  butcher's  meat, 
known  as  beef,  veal  or  mutton,  at  any  place  within  the 
limits  of  the  City  of  Savannah,  except  only  at  the  public 
market  thereof,  under  such  regulations  as  are  now  in  force 
for  the  government  of  the  same. 


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Sec.  2.  Jind  be  it  further  ordained,  That  for  each 
and  every  violation  of  this  Ordinance,  the  offender  shall  be 
fined  in  a  sum  not  exceeding  fifty  dollars,  one-half  of  the 
fine  to  go  to  the  informer. 

Sec.  3.  Jind  be  it  further  ordained,  That  nothing  in  this 
Ordinance  shall  prevent  the  sale  on  board  steamships  or 
other  vessels  of  beef,  veal,  or  mutton,  imported  from  other 
places,  nor  shall  it  be  construed  as  repealing  that  portion  of 
the  market  Ordinance  of  July  22d,  1839,  which  permits 
persons  having  stalls  in  the  market  to  carry  their  provisions 
through  the  streets  after  market  hours. 

Sec  4.  Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  17th  November,  1853. 

R.  WAYNE,  Mayor. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  compel  certain  persons  to  take  out  badges. 

Sec  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  oj 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  from  and  after  the  first  day  of  January  next  and  every 
January  thereafter,  all  colored  persons  residing  in  the  city 
and  the  extended  limits  thereof,  before  exposing  any  vegeta- 
bles or  grist  for  sale  in  the  market,  shall  take  out  a  badge  for 
which  they  shall  pay  the  same  sum  as  venders  of  small 
ware. 

Sec  2.  Jind  be  it  further  ordained,  That  said  persons 
aforesaid,  having  badges,  shall  not  entitle  them  to  sell  any 
kinds  of  poultry,  but  their  having  those  articles  in  posses- 
sion shall  be  taken  as  proof  that  they  have  purchased  the 
same  for  sale  again,  and  it  is  hereby  made  the  duty  of  the 
Clerk  of  the  Market  to  seize  and  sell  the  same  as  pointed  out 
by  the  market  Ordinance,  and  any  person  violating  this  Or- 
dinance, shall  be  fined  not  exceeding  thirty  dollars,  to  be 
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whipped  not  exceeding  thirty  lashes  at  the  discretion  of  the 
Mayor,  and  all  Ordinances  or  parts  of  Ordinances,  militating 
against  this  Ordinance  be,  and  the  same  are  hereby  re- 
pealed. 

Passed  in  Council  16th  December,  1840. 

ROBERT  M.  CHARLTON,  Mayor. 
Attest :  M.  Myers,  Clerk  Council 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  be  entitled  an  Ordinance  to  regulate  the  sale  of  poultry 
and  game,  fruit  and  fish  in  or  near  the  market  of  Savan- 
nah. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof,  in  Council  as- 
sembled,  and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  from  and  after  the  passing  of  this  Ordinance  no  person 
(except  those  who  bring  poultry  and  game,  fruit  and  fish 
from  the  country  in  carts  or  otherwise)  shall  sell  any  poultry 
or  game,  dead  or  alive,  fruit  or  fish,  in  or  near  the  market  of 
Savannah,  without  taking  out  a  license  for  the  same. 

Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  price  of 
said  license  shall  be  one  thousand  dollars,  with  five  dollars 
fee  to  the  Clerk  of  the  Market,  that  said  license  shall  be 
granted  by  the  Clerk  of  Council,  and  continue  in  force  for 
one  year. 

Sec.  3.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  excep- 
tion in  the  first  section  shall  only  apply  to  persons  actually 
living  in  the  country,  and  bona  fide  bringing  said  articles 
into  town,  and  for  any  violation  of  this  Ordinance,  the  of- 
fender shall  be  fined  by  the  Mayor,  in  the  sum  of  one  hun- 
dred dollars. 

Sec  4.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  nothing  in 
this  Ordinate  shall  be  so  construed  as  to  prevent  the 
Chaii man  of  the  Market  Committee  from  granting  permis- 


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sion  to  any  person  or  persons  to  sell  poultry  or  game,  frnit 
or  fish  in  or  near  the  market,  when  good  and  sufficient  rea- 
sons shall  appear  for  the  granting  ot  the  same :  Provided, 
nevertheless,  That  this  permission  shall,  in  no  instance,  be 
granted  to  any  person  or  persons  buying  poultry  or  game, 
fruit  or  fish  to  sell  again. 
Sec.  5.    Repealing  clause. 

JOHN  E.  WARD,  Mayor. 
Attest:  Edward  G.  Wilson,  Clerk  Council. 


NEGROES,  SLAVES*  &0. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
For  consolidating  the  various  Ordinances  of  the  city  in  re- 
lation to  the  regulation  of  slaves  and  negroes,  and  for  the 
better  ordering  of  free  negroes,  mulatioes,  and  mestizoes, 
within  the  City  of  Savannah,  and  for  other  purposes  con- 
nected therewith. 

Sec  1  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof ,  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  from  and  after  the  passage  of  this  Ordinance  it  shall 
not  be  lawful  for  any  owner  or  other  person  having  the  care, 
charge,  or  government  of  negro  or  other  slaves,  to  let  or 
hire,  or  permit  to  be  employed  or  hire  out  of  their  respec- 
tive families  or  houses  any  such  negro  or  other  slave  (except 
slaves  not  mechanics  owned  by  any  resident  of  the  city  and 
hired  out  by  the  month,)  within  the  limits  of  the  city  with- 
out a  badge  being  first  had  and  obtained  from  the  Clerk  of 
Council,  who  shall  keep  a  proper  book  in  which  the  nams 
of  the  person  obtaining  such  badge  shall  be  fully  registered, 
and  where  the  same  is  fci  a  negro  or  other  slave,  his  or  her 


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nime  and  occupation,  and  the  name  of  the  master,  owner, 
or  person  having  charge  of  such  slave  shall  be  also  therein 
inserted.  And  for  the  said  badge  the  several  sums  follow- 
ing shall  be  respectively  paid  into  the  city  treasury,  to  wit : 
for  any  slave  to  exercise  the  trade  of  cabinet-maker,  house 
or  ship  carpenter,  caulker,  bricklayer,  blacksmith,  tailor, 
barber,  baker,  or  butcher  for  hire,  the  sum  of  ten  dollars  if 
the  owner  or  owners  of  said  slave  be  resident  in  the  City 
of  Savannah,  but  if  the  owner  or  owners  of  said  slave  be  non- 
residents of  the  City  of  Savannah,  the  sum  of  twenty  dollars 
shall  be  paid  for  a  badge  for  each  and  every  mechanic  slave 
as  aforesaid,  and  for  all  other  slaves  being  mechanics  or 
handcraft  tradesmen,  or  hire  as  also  for  pilots,  fishermen, 
boats,  and  grass  cutters,  and  hucksters,  the  sum  of  eight 
dollars,  if  the  said  slave  be  owned  by  a  person  or  persons 
resident,  or  fifteen  dollars  if  owned  by  a  person  cr  persons 
non-resident  in  the  city;  and  for  every  female  slave  being  a 
porter  or  any  other  daily  laborer  for  hire,  the  sum  of  two 
dollars  and  fifty  cents,  and  for  every  male  slave  being  a 
porter  or  other  daily  laborer,  the  sum  of  four  dollars  if  the 
said  slave  be  owned  by  a  resident,  or  ten  dollars  if  said 
slave  be  owned  by  a  non-resident  of  the  city.  And  the 
said  badge  shall  be  suspended  and  be  exposed  to  public 
view  on  the  breast  of  the  said  slave  whilst  at  work  or  ven- 
ding ;  and  if  any  slave  for  whom  a  badge  has  been  taken 
out,  be  found  working  or  vending  without  having  his  or 
her  badge  so  suspended,  such  slave  shall,  by  order  of  the 
Mayor,  Chairman,  or  any  two  Aldermen,  receive  not  exceed- 
ing thirty-nine  iashes  on  the  bareback,  to  be  carried  into 
execution  by  any  city  officer:  Provided,  that  if  any  person 
having  charge  of  any  slave  so  offending,  shall  pay  the  sum 
of  three  dollars,  such  slave  shall  be  exempt  from  corporal 
punishment. 

Sec.  2.  Jlnd  be  it  further  ordained,  That  in  future  all 
badges  shall  be  granted  for  one  year,  commencing  on  the 
first  day  of  January  in  every  year,  and  ending  on  the  thirty- 
first  day  of  December  following,  and  any  person  or  persons 


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taking  out  a  badge,  at  any  time  hereafter,  for  a  shorter  period, 
he,  she,  or  they,  shall  pay  the  same  sum  as  if  the  badge  had 
been  taken  out  for  a  year.  (The  latter  clause  of  this  sec- 
tion amended  as  to  resident  citizens—see  2d  section  of  Ordi- 
nance passed  29th  December,  1853,  below,) 

Sec.  3.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  if  any  owner 
or  other  person  having  charge  of  negro  or  other  slaves,  shall 
let  out  to  hire  or  suffer  any  slave  to  work  out  or  to  sell  fruit, 
garden  stuffs,  grass,  or  other  commodities  of  any  nature  or 
kind  whatsoever,  without  having  first  taken  out  a  badge,  as 
aforesaid,  he  she  or  they  shall  be  liable  to  a  fine  not  exceed- 
ing fifty  dollars;  and  said  slave  may  be  committed  to  jail, 
there  to  remain  until  said  fine  and  all  expenses  are  paid : 
Provided,  that  nothing  herein  contained  shall  be  held  to 
extend  to  plantation  or  country  negroes,  who  may  sell  any 
articles  produced  or  raised  in  the  country,  on  producing  a 
ticket  from  their  owners  or  other  persons  having  charge  of 
them,  which  ticket  shall  particularly  specify  the  articles  so 
to  be  sold.  On  failure  to  produce  such  ticket,  such  country 
slave  shall  be  liable  to  be  dealt  with  in  the  same  manner  as 
slaves  belonging  to  the  city  without  a  badge,  as  aforesaid. 

Sec.  4.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  any  free 
negro,  mulatto,  or  mestizoe,  who  shall  sell,  or  offer  for  sale, 
in  this  city,  any  small  wares  of  any  description,  shall  be 
obliged  to  take  out  a  badge  for  the  same,  for  which  he  or  she 
shall  pay  to  the  treasurer  the  sum  of  eight  dollars,  and  if 
any  free  negro,  mulatto  or  mestizo?,  shall  sell,  or  offer  for 
sale,  any  small  wares,  as  aforesaid,  without  having  taken 
out  a  badge,  as  aforesaid,  he  or  she  shall  be  liable  to  a  fine 
not  exceeding  twenty  d  hilars,  or  to  whipping,  at  the  discre- 
tion of  the  Mayor,  Cnairman,  or  any  Alderman. 

Se^  5.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  no  person 
whatever,  keeping  a  public  or  open  store  or  shop,  within  the 
jurisdiction  of  the  city  for  the  purpose  of  vending  goods, 
wares  or  merchandize,  or  retailing  spirituous  liquors,  shall 
on  any  pretence,  employ  or  permit  any  negro,  or  other  slave 
or  free  person  of  color,  whatever,  to  attend  in  any  such 


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store  or  shop,  for  the  purprso  of  dispos'nij  .of  sir/  such 
goods,  wares,  or  merchandize,  or  spirituous  liquors,  unless 
in  the  presence  of  the  employer  of  such  slave  or  free  person 
of  color,  or  in  the  presence  of  the  clerk,  apprentice,  or  some 
other  white  person,  specially  authorized  by  such  employer, 
(such  clerk,  apprentice,  or  other  white  person  being  above 
the  age  of  sixteen  years.)  And  any  shopkeeper  or  re- 
tailer of  spirituous  liquors,  offending  or  acting  in  violation 
hereof,  shall,  for  every  such  offence,  forfeit  a  sum  not  ex- 
ceeding fifty  dollars. 

Sec.  6.  And  le  it  farther  ordained,  That  no  badge 
shall  be  issued  to  any  negro  slave,  as  a  vender  of  small 
wares  unless  he  or  she  is  old,  decrepit,  and  infirm,  and  un- 
able to  do  hard  labor,  and  no  other  articles  shall  be  vended 
by  such  slave  than  those  enumerated  in  the  license.  And 
upon  any  violation  of  this  section  of  the  Ordinance,  the 
owner  or  employer  of  such  slave  so  offending,  shall  pay  a 
fine  not  exceeding  fifty  dollars. 

Sec.  7.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  nothing  contain- 
ed in  this  Ordinance  shall  be  construed  to  prevent  bakers 
from  sending  abroad  bread  by  their  own  servants,  or  chim- 
ney sweepers  from  exercising  their  business  without  badge. 

Sec.  8.  And  he  it  further  ordained,  That  any  free  negro, 
mulatto,  or  mestizce,  of  the  age  of  sixteen  years  and  up- 
wards, living  or  residing  within  this  city,  shall  be  obliged, 
yearly,  and  every  year,  to  register  his  or  her  name,  in  the 
office  of  the  clerk  of  council,  in  a  book  to  be  kept  for  that 
purpose,  with  the  numbers  of  his  or  her  family,  occupation 
and  place  of  residence,  snd  in  case  of  removal  si  a  1  previ- 
ously give  notice  thereof  in  said  office,  and  if  any  free  per- 
son of  color  shall  neglect  or  refuse  to  report  himself  or  her- 
self, as  aforesaid,  or  shall  neglect  to  give  previous  notice  of 
his,  her  or  their  intended'  removal,  as  before  required,  every 
such  person  so  offending,  shall  forfeit  a  sum  not  exceeding 
fjur  dollars. 

Sec.  9.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  no  slave  or 
sLves  shall  have,  hold,  occiq  y,  res.de,  or  sleep  in  any  house, 


NEGROES,  SLAVES,  &c. 


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out  house,  building,  or  enclosure.  oth?r  than  his,  or  her 
owner,  or  his  or  her  owners  representative,  without  first  ob- 
taining a  ticket  from  his,  her  or  their  owner  or  owners,  or  from 
the  agent  or  agents  of  his,  her,  or  their  owner  or  owners, 
expressly  describing  the  place  which  such  slave  or  slaves  is  or 
are  allowed,  respectively  to  occupy,  reside,  or  sleep  in,  and 
specifying  also  the  time  for  which  the  aforesaid  permission 
shall  continue,  which  shall  not  exceed  fifteen  days.  And 
every  slave  holding,  occupying,  residing,  or  sleeping  in  any 
house,  out  house,  building  or  enclosure,  without  obtaining 
the  permission  aforesaid,  shall  be  committed  to  prison  by 
any  one  of  the  Aldermen,  there  to  receive,  not  exueeiing 
thirty  lashes  on  the  bare  back,  unless  the  owner  cr  owners 
of  such  slave  or  slaves  shali  previously  pay  a  fine  of  three 
dollars  for  each  of  them  so  offending,  with  all  the  costs  and 
charges. 

Sec.  10.  And  be  it  further  ordained.  That  no  person 
shall  be  permitted  to  let  or  hire  to  any  slave,  within  the  City 
of  Savannah,  any  lot,  house,  or  out  house,  tenement  or  room, 
either  within  his  or  her  enclosure,  or  elsewhere.  And  every 
person  so  offending,  shall,  for  each  offence,  forfeit  and  pay  a 
fine  not  exceeding  fifty  djllars. 

Sec.  1 1.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  no  negroes  or 
persons  of  color  being  more  in  number  than  seven  shall  at 
any  time  (except  when  attending  funerals  or  public  worship 
on  Sunday  between  the  rising  and  setting  of  the  sun,  or  on 
any  other  occasions  provided  for  by  this  or  other  Ordinances 
of  the  city,)  assemble  or  meet  together  either  in  any  house, 
building,  or  lot  within  the  city  unless  some  white  person  is 
present  or  stays  on  the  premises ;  or  in  any  stre.it,  lane, 
alley,  or  other  public  place  of  the  city,  unless  some  white 
person  is  with  them.  And  it  shall  and  may  be  lawful  to 
and  for  any  Alderman,  or  the  City  Marshal,  or  City  Con- 
stables, or  any  of  the  officers  or  privates  of  the  City 
Watch,  or  any  other  white  person  to  apprehend  all  such 
negroes  and  people  of  color,  and  any  of  them  so  assembled 
and  met  together  above  seven  in  number  without  any  white 


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person  being  on  the  premises  or  present  with  them  as  afore- 
said, and  for  that  purpose  they  or  ?ny  of  them  are  hereby 
authorized  and  required  to  enter  into  any  house,  building, 
or  lot,  in  the  city  where  the  said  negroes  and  persons  of 
color  are  so  illegally  assembled.  And  every  negro  or  person 
of  color  apprehended  as  aforesaid  shall  be  confined  in  jail 
until  they  are  brought  before  the  Mayor,  Chairman,  or  any 
two  Aldermen,  who  may  adjudge  and  order  such  corporal 
punishment  or  either  for  the  said  offence  as  he  or  they  in 
his  or  their  discretion  may  deem  proper. 

Sec.  12.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  no  assembly 
or  meeting  of  slaves  or  persons  of  color  shall  take  place  in 
any  pla^e  or  part  of  the  city  for  the  purpose  of  dancing  or 
other  merriment  without  a  written  permission  from  the 
Mayor,  or  Chairman,  or  any  two  Aldermen;  and  no  such 
meeting  shall  continue  after  eleven  o'clock  at  night;  and 
for  a  violation  of  any  part  of  this  section  the  owner  or  oc- 
cupier of  such  premises  where  such  meeting  shall  take 
place,  shall  pay  a  fine  of  not  exceeding  fifty  dollars;  and 
it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  City  Marshal,  City  Constables, 
officers  and  members  of  the  City  Watch,  and  other  officers 
of  the  city,  to  enter  upon  said  premises  where  said  unlaw- 
ful meeting  is  held,  and  to  carry  every  such  negro  or  person 
of  color  to  the  guard  house  or  jail  to  be  there  confined  and 
and  proceeded  against  as  all  negroes  or  persons  of  color 
taken  up  after  the  ringing  of  the  bell  are  directed  to  be 
dealt  with.  And  if  any  person  shall  deny  admittance  or 
make  resistance  to  any  of  the  aforesaid  officers  in  the  exe- 
cution of  their  duty  the  person  so  offending  shall  pay  a  fine 
not  exceeding  fifty  dollars. 

Sec.  13.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  not  more 
than  two  negroes  or  other  slaves  from  the  same  plantation 
shall  be  permitted  to  come  within  the  limits  of  the  city  on 
the  same  day  or  night;  and  the  said  slaves  so  found  within 
the  city  either  with  or  without  tickets  shall  be  arrested  by 
any  of  the  city  officers  or  watchmen  and  remain  in  custody 
until  the  usual  fees  and  any  costs  that  may  have  been  incur- 
red shall  have  been  paid. 


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Sec.  14.  And  be  it  farther  ordained,  That  if  any  person 
shall  teach  or  cause  to  be  taught  any  slave  or  free  person  of 
color  to  read  or  write  within  the  City  of  Savannah,  or  who 
shall  keep  a  school  for  that  purpose  he  or  she  shall  he  fined 
in  a  sum  not  exceeding  one  hundred  dollars  for  each  and 
every  such  offence,  and  if  the  offender  be  a  slave  or  free 
person  of  color,  he  or  she  may  also  he  whipped  not  ex- 
ceeding thirty-nine  lashes. 

Sec  15.  And  be  it  further  ordained.  That  no  person 
of  color  shall  keep  or  maintain  a  common,  ill-governed  or 
disorderly  house  within  the  City  of  Savannah,  to  the  en- 
couragement of  idleness,  gaming,  drinking  or  other  misbe- 
havior, or  to  the  disturbance  of  the  citizens ;  and  it  shall 
not  be  lawful  for  any  negro  slave  or  free  person  of  color  in 
said  city  to  be  engaged  in  playing  or  betting  at  any  game 
of  cards,  dice,  checks,  dominoes,  or  billiards,  or  by  or  with  any 
other  instrument,  article  or  articles,  thing  or  things  whatsoever, 
at  any  time  heretofore  used,  or  which  maybe  hereafter  used 
for  the  purpose  of  playing  or  betting  upon,  or  winning  or  losing- 
money,  or  any  other  article  or  thing  of  value  whatever; 
and  any  person  violating  any  of  the  provisions  of  this  sec- 
tion may  be  arrested  by  any  of  the  city  officers  or  watchmen, 
or  any  other  white  person,  and  upon  conviction  may  be 
fined  in  a  sum  not  exceeding  thirty  dollars,  or  be  whipped 
in  not  exceeding  thirty  nine  lashes. 

Sec  16.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  it  shall  be 
the  duty  of  the  City  Marshal  and  Constables,  and  all  other 
persons  are  authorized  to  arrest  any  slave  or  free  person  of 
color  found  quarreling  or  fighting  in  the  public  streets, 
squares,  alleys,  or  lanes  of  the  city,  or  otherwise  disturbing 
the  public  peace  or  decency,  and  to  bring  them  before  the 
Mayor  or  any  Aldermen  who  shall  sentence  said  slave  or 
free  person  of  color  to  such  number  of  lashes  as  he  may 
think  just  and  proper. 

Sec  17.    And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  it  shall  be 
the  duty  of  the  City  Marshal,  and  City  Constables,  and  all 
other  persons  are  authorized  to  arrest  and  confine  or  disperse 
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all  slaves  or  free  persons  of  color  who  may  follow,  precede, 
or  in  any  manner  attend  any  military  or  civic  parade  or 
procession  (excepting  always  musicians  or  others  in  actual 
employment  in  such  parades  or  processions,  servants  sent  on 
business  to  some  person  in  such  parades  or  processions, 
slaves  of  deceased  persons  decently  attending  the  funerals 
of  such  persons,  and  badge- women  at  any  place  of  military 
drill  provided  with  their  usual  articles  of  sale,)  and  the  City 
Marshal  and  City  Constables  may  inflict  any  moderate 
chastisement  on  any  slave  or  free  person  of  color  violating 
the  provisions  of  this  section. 

Sec.  18.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  it  shall  and 
maybe  lawful  for  the  owner  of  mechanic  slaves,  to  hire  his, 
her  or  their  slave  or  slaves  to  any  person  whatsoever  and  for 
such  slave  or  slaves  being  mechanics  to  undertake  any  work, 
or  for  their  owner  or  owners  to  contract  for  any  work  to  be 
performed  by  such  slave  or  slaves :  Provided  always  if  any 
person  or  persons  shall  employ  or  contract  with  any  mechanic 
slave  or  slaves  without  first  having  the  written  permission 
of  his,  her  or  their  owner  or  owners,  such  person  or  persons 
so  employing  or  contracting  with  such  slave  or  slaves  shall 
on  conviction  be  fined  in  a  sum  not  less  than  five  dollars, 
nor  more  than  thirty  dollars. 

Sec.  1 9.  And  he  it  further  ordained,  That  a  general 
ticket,  given  by  the  master,  owner,  employer,  or  guardian  of 
a  negro  or  person  of  color,  shall  pass  the  bearer  thereof  until 
ten  o'clock  at  P.  M.,  but  that,  in  order  to  pass  a  negro  or 
free  person  of  color  after  ten  o'clock  P.  M.,  a  special  ticket 
shall  be  given,  which  ticket  shall  specify  the  hour  when  it 
is  to  expire,  and  may  be  given,  both  before  and  after  ten 
o'clock  P.  M. :  Provided,  however,  that  no  ticket  shall  pass 
the  bearer  thereof  after  midnight,  whether  it  be  dated  before 
or  after  that  hour,  unless  the  time  when  it  is  given,  and  the 
object  in  view,  and  the  place  to  which  the  bearer  is  sent, 
are  distinctly  specified. 

Sec  20.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  if  any  person 
or  oersons  whosoever  shall  counterfeit  any  of  the  badges 


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required  by  this  Ordinance,  he  or  she  shall  upon  conviction 
thereof,  if  a  white  person  forfeit  and  pay  a  sum  not  exceed- 
ing forty  dollars,  and  if  a  free  person  of  color  he  or  she  shall 
forfeit  and  pay  a  sum  not  exceeding  forty  dollars  or  receive 
not.  more  than  fifty  stripes  on  the  bareback  at  the  discretion  of 
the  Mayor,  Chairman,  or  any  two  Aldermen,  and  if  a  slave 
he  or  she  shall  receive  not  more  than  fifty  stripes  on  the 
bareback,  at  the  discretion  of  the  Mayor,  Chairman,  or  any 
two  Aldermen. 

Sec.  21.  And  be  it  farther  ordained,  That  all  fines,  for- 
feitures, and  penalties  incurred  and  imposed  by  virtue  of  this 
Ordinance  may  be  levied,  collected  and  enforced  in  the  man- 
ner prescribed  by  the  existing  laws  of  the  State  passed  in 
reference  to  the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  corporate  author- 
ities thereof ;  and  the  monies  arising  therefrom  shall  go  one 
half  to  the  informer  or  the  person  who  shall  prosecute  the 
same  to  conviction,  and  the  other  moiety  to  be  paid  into 
the  City  Treasury  for  the  use  of  the  city. 

Sec  22.  And  be.  it  further  ordained,  That  all  Ordi- 
nances and  parts  of  Ordinances  heretofore  passed  for  the 
regulation  of  slaves  and  negroes,  and  for  the  better  ordering 
of  free  negroes,  mulattoes  and  mestizoes  within  the  City 
of  Savannah,  (save  and  except  an  Ordinance  entitled  an 
Ordinance  prescribing  the  mode  and  period  of  quarantine 
of  vessels  arriving  in  the  port  and  harbor  of  Savannah, 
having  free  persons  of  color  on  board,  and  requiring  such 
persons  to  be  arrested  and  confined  in  jail,  and  for  other 
purposes,  passed  on  the  25th  February,  1830,  which  is 
hereby  declared  to  be  in  full  force,)  be  and  they  are  hereby 
repealed. 

Passed  in  Council  2d  August,  1839. 

ROBERT  M.  CHARLTON,  Mayor. 
'  Attest :  Joseph  Felt,  Clerk  Council. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
Amendatory  of  and  in  addition  to  the  existing  Ordinances 


348  NEGROES,  SLAVES,  &c. 

of  the  City  of  Savannah,  regulating  the  tax  on  negro 
slaves,  and  the  price  of  badges,  and  licenses  on  vehicles. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof ]  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  from  and  after  the  passing  of  this  Ordinance,  each  and. 
every  person  or  persons  who  may  hereafter  come  into  the 
City  of  Savannah  with  the  bona  fide  intention  of  residing 
and  carrying  on  business  in  said  city,  shall  be  allowed  to 
take  out  badges  for  each  and  every  slave  bona  fide  owned 
by  him,  her,  or  them,  upon  paying  therefor  the  same  tax 
and  price  for  badges  and  licences  for  vehicles  as  are  required 
from  resident  owners. 

Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  from  and  after 
the  passage  of  this  Ordinance,  all  badges  issued  or  licenses 
for  vehicles  taken  out  by  residents  of  the  City  of  Savan- 
nah, between  the  first  day  of  July,  and  the  thirty-first  day 
of  December,  shall  be  issued  or  taken  out  at  one-half  the 
several  sums  prescribed  for  badges  or  licenses  for  vehicles  by 
the  existing  Ordinances  of  the  city. 

Sec.  3.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  29th  December,  1S53. 

JOHN  E.  WARD,  Mayor.  . 

Attest :  Edward  G.  Wilson,  Clerk  Council. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
Prescribing  the  mode  and  period  of  Quarantine  of  Vessels 
arriving  in  the  Port  or  Harbor  of  Savannah,  having  free 
persons  of  color  on  board,  and  requiring  such  persons  .to 
be  arrested  and  confined  in  jail  and  for  other  purposes. 

Whereas,  by  a  law  passed  on  the  23d  December  last,  it  is 
enacted:  That  all  ships  or  vessels  coming  into  an^  port  of 
this  State  by  sea,  from  any  port  or  place  in  any  other  State 


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349 


or  any  foreign  country,  having  on  board  free  persons  of 
color  employed  as  servants,  mariners  or  in  any  other  capa 
city  or  as  passengers,  shall  be  subject  to  quarantine  for  the 
space  of  forty  days. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof,  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  ike  authority  of  the  same, 
That  every  vessel  hereafter  arriving  in  the  port  or  harbor 
of  Savannah,  by  sea,  from  any  port  or  place  in  any 
other  State  or  any  foreign  country,  having  such  free  negro 
or  free  person  of  color  on  board,  shall  be  brought  to 
anchor  in  such  part  of  the  river  as  council  may  horn  time 
to  time  prescribe,  and  shall  there  remain  for  forty  days  sub- 
ject to  all  the  restrictions,  pains  and  penalties  prescribed  by 
the  quarantine  laws  of  this  State,  Provided  nevertheless,  that 
upon  the  confinement  in  jail  of  such  negro  or  negroes  by 
the  captain  or  consignee  of  such  vessel,  and  upon  their  giv- 
ing bond  to  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen,  for  each  negro  with 
two  or  more  approved  securities,  in  the  penal  sum  of  two 
hundred  dollars,  to  carry  him,  her  or  them  away  on  the 
sailing  of  such  vessel,  and  to  pay  ail  the  expenses  of  his, 
her  or  their  detention  then  and  in  that  case,  such  vessel 
may  by  a  permit  from  the  Mayor  be  released  froni  quaran- 
tine and  be  allowed  to  load  and  unload. 

Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  City 
Marshal  and  Constables,  and  the  officers  and  members  of 
the  city  watch  are  enjoined,  and  it  is  hereby  made  their  duty 
at  all  times  of  night  or  day  to  arrest  such  free  negro  or 
negroes  or  free  persons  of  color  arriving  as  aforesaid  and 
found  on  shore,  or  who  shall  have  had  any  communication 
with  any  person  of  color  residing  in  this  State,  and  bring 
him,  her  or  them  before  the  Ma^ror  who  shall  thereupon 
commit  such  free  negro  or  negroes  to  jail  to  be  detained 
until  the  vessel  in  which  he,  she  or  they  arrived,  shall  be 
ready  to  proceed  to  sea.  And  it  shall  likewise  be  their  duty 
to  arrest  every  negro  or  person  of  color,  who  shall  have  any 
communication  whatever  with  any  free  negro  or  person  of 


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color,  so  arriving  in  any  ship  or  vessel  and  bring  him,  her 
or  them  before  the  Mayor  who  shall  sentence  the  said  negro 
to  be  whipped,  not  exceeding  thirty-nine  lashes. 

Sec.  3.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  captain 
of  any  vessel,  who  shall  neglect  or  refuse  to  comply  with 
any  of  the  requisitions  of  this  Ordinance,  or  who  shall  not 
within  twenty-four  hours  after  his  vessel  shall  have  come  to 
anchor,  give  the  bonds  hereby  required,  and  shall  not  have 
caused  to  be  committed  to  jail  the  free  negroes  or  persons  of 
color,  brought  into  port  in  the  said  vessel  shall  upon  convic- 
tion before  council  be  fined  in  a  sum  not  exceeding  one 
hundred  dollars,  to  be  recovered  of  his  goods  and  chattels, 
lands  and  tenements  by  warrant  and  distress  of  sale,  and 
in  default  thereof,  to  be  committed  to  jail,  for  a  period  not 
exceeding  three  months,  or  may  at  the  discretion  of  council, 
or  of  the  Mayor  be  indicted  in  the  Superior  Court,  of  the 
County,  in  conformity  with  the  provisions  of  the  act .  afore- 
said, or  of  the  Quarantine  laws  of  the  State. 

Sec  4.  And  be  it  further  ordained.  That  the  regular 
Packets  trading  between  this  port  and  those  of  South  Caro- 
lina, having  free  negroes  or  free  persons  of  color  on  board, 
as  part  of  their  crews,  and  belonging  to  either  State,  shall  be 
exempt  from  the  operation  of  this  Ordinance,  Provided  that 
those  which  do  not  belong  to  this  State  shall  not  be  permit- 
ted to  remain  after  the  sailing  of  the  vessel,  under  the  pen- 
alties of  the  4th  section  of  the  Act  of  December  22,  1829, 
above  recited. 

Passed  in  Council,  28th  February,  1830. 

WM.  THORNE  WILLIAMS,  Mayor. 

Note.  See  Act  of  the  last  Legislature  of  Georgia,  passed  and  approved 
7th  February,  1854,  which  materially  chaDges  and  modifies  the  provisions  of 
the  Act  23  Dec.  18£9,  and  upon  which  the  foregoing  Ordinance  is  founded. 


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AN  ORDINANCE, 
For  defining  what  shall  be  considered  public  nuisances  and 
for  preventing,  punishing,  and  removal  of  the  same. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hmnlets  thereof,  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  from  after  the  passage  of  this  Ordinance  it  shall  not.  be 
lawful  for  any  person  to  put  any  gutter  or  spout  to  convey 
filth  from  the  kitchens  into  any  street  or  lane  of  the  city, 
and  any  person  so  offending  shall  forfeit  and  pay  a  sum  not 
exceeding  fifty  dollars  for  each  and  every  offence,  and  the 
said  gutter  or  spout  shall  be  forthwith  removed. 

Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  no  privy  shall 
be  hereafter  erected  within  the  limits  of  the  city,  unless  the 
same  be  built  or  sunk,  with  brick  or  stone,  at  least  six  feet 
below  the  surface  of  the  lot  upon  which  it  is  sunk,  and  be 
built  at  least  one  foot  above  the  surface;  and  if  any  person 
shall  violate  this  section,  he,  she,  or  the  owner,  or  lessee  of 
the  premises  shall  forfeit  and  pay  a  sum  not  exceeding  fifty 
dollars  for  each  and  every  offence,  and  the  said  privy  shall 
be  rebuilt  in  the  manner  prescribed  by  this  Ordinance,  or  be 
filled  up.  (Amended,  see  Ordinance  passed  25th  August, 
1853,  immediately  succeeding  this  Ordinance. 

Sec  3.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  it  shall  not  be 
lawful  for  any  person  to  cast,  throw  out,  or  suffer  to  fall  from 
the  upper  or  second  stories  of  buildings  within  the  limits  of 
the  City,  any  bale  or  bales  of  cotton  or  other  goods  what- 
soever, but  the  same  shall  be  lowered  by  a  sufficient  rope  or 
tackle  in  so  gradual  a  manner  as  to  allow  persons  passing 
under,  sufficient  time  to  pass  out  of  the  way,  and  the  occu- 
piers of  buildings  out  of  which  such  cotton  or  other  goods, 
shall  be  cast,  thrown  or  suffered  to  fall  contrary  to  the  pro- 


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visions  of  this  Ordinance,  shall  be  deemed  the  offenders, 
and  shall  for  each  and  every  offence  be  fined  in  a  sum  not 
exceeding  fifty  dollars.  Provided,  That  this  section  shall  not 
Lie  construed  to  allow  persons  to  stop  and  thereby  prevent 
the  lowering  of  cotton  and  other  goods. 

Sec.  4,  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  if  any  person 
shall  appear  in  any  of  the  public  streets,  lanes,  squares,  or 
docks  in  this  city  in  a  state  of  nakedness,  or  who  shall  in 
any  manner  whatsoeve  r  wilfully  make  any  indecent  and 
public  exposure  of  his  or  her  person  or  of  any  other  person, 
he  or  she  may  be  arrested  by  the  City  Marshal,  or  City  Con- 
stables, or  any  white  person,  and  shall  be  fined  for  each  and 
every  such  offence  in  a  sum  not  exceeding  fifty  dollars  -if  a 
white  person,  and  whipped  not  exceeding  fifty  lashes  if  a 
slave  or  free  person  of  color. 

Sec.  5.  Jindbe  it  farther  ordained,  That  it  shall  not  be 
lawful  for  any  person  to  swim  or  bathe  in  the  river  opposite 
the  city,  that  is  to  say,  from  the  western  side  of  West  Broad 
street  to  the  western  side  of  the  Eastern  Wharf  Company,  at 
any  hour  after  seven  o'clock  in  the  morning  until  sunset, 
under  the  penalty  of  not  exceeding  fifty  dollars  if  a  white 
person,  and  whipping  not  exceeding  fifty  lashes  if  the  offen- 
der be  aslave  or  free  person  of  color. 

.Sec.  6.  And  be  it  farther  ordained,  That  no  horse,  gel- 
ding, mare,  colt,  filly,  mule,  or  jackass  shall  at  any  time  be 
permitted  to  go  at  large  within  the  limits  of  the  city,  and  for 
a  violation  of  this  section  the  owner  or  owners  of  such 
animal  shall  be  fined  for  each  and  every  offence,  and  each 
and  every  such  animal  running  or  going  at  large  in  a  sum 
not  exceeding  five  dollars.  And  the  City  Marshal,  or  City 
Constables  shall  take  up  the  said  animal,  if  the  owner  thereof 
is  unknown,  and  empound  the  same  until  the  said  fine  and 
costs  are  paid:  and  if  the  said  animal  be  not  claimed  in 
ten  days,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  City  Marshal  to  sell  the 
same  at  the  pound,  giving  at  least  five  days  notice  in  one  of 
the  gazettes  of  the  city,  of  the  description  of  the  animal  and 
the  time  and  place  of  sale,  and  he  shall  pa}?-  the  net  proceeds, 


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after  deducting  the  fine  and  costs,  into  the  treasury  of  the 
city  subject  to  the  order  of  council,  who  may  and  shall  cause 
it  to  be  paid  to  the  owner  of  such  animal  so  sold,  when 
required. 

Sec.  7.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  it  shall  not 
be  lawful  for  any  person  to  smoke  a  segar  or  pipe  in  any  of 
the  streets,  lanes,  alleys,  wharves,  or  public  squares  within 
the  City  of  Savannah,  under  the  penalty  of  two  dollars  for 
the  first  offence,  and  not  exceeding  five  dollars  for  each  sub- 
sequent offence  if  the  offender  be  a  white  person,  and  under 
a  penalty  of  not  exceeding  three  dollars  or  whipping  not 
exceeding  ten  stripes  if  the  offender  be  a  slave  or  free  person 
of  color.  (This  section  repealed  so  far  as  white  persons  are 
concerned.  See  section  2d  of  Ordinance  passed  23th  Octo- 
ber, 1839.) 

Sec.  8.  And  he  it  further  ordained,  That  if  any  horse, 
mare,  gelding,  colt,  mule,  ox,  cow,  or  calf,  or  any  other  an- 
imal of  like  kind,  shall  be  found  at  large  in  the  city  whose 
appearance  shall  be  offensive  to  the  sight  from  its  poverty, 
sickness,  or  sores,  the  same  shall  be  removed  by  the  Marshal 
or  any  city  officer  from  the  precincts  of  the  city  at  the  ex- 
pense of  the  owner  or  owners  thereof;  and  if  any  person 
shall  resist  or  oppose  any  officer  in  the  discharge  of  such 
duty,  he  or  she  shall  be  fined  a  sum  not  exceeding  fifty 
dollars. 

Sec  9.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  if  any  per- 
son shall  water  any  animal  of  any  kind  within  thirty  feet 
of  any  public  pump,  (except  the  pump  at  the  base  of  the 
Exchange,)  he  or  she  shall  be  fined,  if  .a  white  person,  in  a 
sum  not  exceeding  thirty  dollars,  and  if  a  slave  or  free  per- 
son of  color  in  a  sum  not  exceeding  thirty  dollars,  (to  be 
paid  by  the  owner  of  such  slave,)  or  to  be  whipped  not  ex- 
ceeding thirty-nine  lashes. 

Sec  10.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  it  shall  not 
be  lawful  for  any  cow,  steer,  heifer,  or  calf  to  be  or  go  at 
large  within  the  limits  of  the  city  from  the  setting  of  the  sun 
to  the  rising  of  the  same,  and  the  owners  of  such  cattle  so 
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found  at  large,  shall  forfeit  and  pay  a  sum  not  exceeding 
five  dollars  for  each  and  every  time  any  such  animal  shall 
be  found  at  large ;  and  it  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  City 
Marshal,  and  City  Constables  to  take  all  such  cattle  so  found 
at  large  contrary  to  the  provisions  of  this  Ordinance,  and 
empound  them  until  the  said  fine  and  all  costs  are  paid ; 
and  if  the  said  animal  be  not  claimed  in  five  days  it  shall 
be  the  duty  of  the  City  Marshal  to  sell  the  same  at  the 
pound,  first  giving  at  least  five  days  notice  in  one  of  the 
public  gazettes  of  the  city,  of  the  description  of  the  animal, 
and  the  time  and  place  of  sale  and  he  shall  pay  the  nett 
proceeds,  after  deducting  the  fine  and  costs,  into  the  City 
Treasury,  subject  to  the  order  of  council,  who  may  and 
shall  order  the  same  to  be  paid  to  the  owner  of  such  animal 
when  required. 

Sec.  11.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  any  bull 
found  at  large  within  the  limits  of  the  city  shall  be  consid- 
ered as  a  nuisance,  and  may  be  killed  by  any  person. 

Sec.  12.  And  be  it  further  ordained.  That  if  any  person 
shall  at  any  of  the  public  pumps  wash  any  animal,  carriage, 
clothes  of  any  description  or  any  other  thing,  or  do  any 
other  act  whereby  filth  or  dirt  of  any  kind  shall  be  thrown 
upon  or  near  any  of  the  said  pumps,  he  or  she  shall  forfeit 
and  pay  a  fine  not  exceeding  ten  dollars  if  a  white  person, 
and  if  a  slave  or  free  person  of  color,  he  or  she  may  be 
whipped  not  exceeding  twenty  lashes,  unless  the  owner  of 
such  slave,  or  guardian  or  friend  of  such  free  person  of  color 
will  pay  the  fine  imposed. 

Sec.  13.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  if  any  per- 
son shall  wash  or  dry  any  articles  of  clothing,  or  expose 
the  same  for  the  purpose  of  drying  in  the  streets,  lanes,  or 
squares  of  the  city,  he  or  she  if  a  white  person  shall  be 
fined  in  a  sum  not  exceeding  thirty  dollars,  and  if  a  slave 
or  free  person  of  color  commit  the  said  offence,  he  or  she 
may  be  whipped  not  exceeding  twenty  lashes,  unless  the 
owner  of  such  slave,  or  the  guardian  or  friend  of  such 
free  person  of  color  will  pay  the  fine  imposed. 


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Sec.  14.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  it  shall  not 
be  lawful  for  any  person  to  cure  hides,  whether  by  means 
of  salt,  exposure  to  the  sun,  or  otherwise,  within  the  cor- 
porate limitsof  the  City  of  Savannah,  and  for  each  viola- 
tion of  this  section  the  offender  shall,  if  a  white  person, 
pay  a  fine  not  exceeding  thirty  dollars,  and  if  a  slave  or  free 
person  of  color,  in  a  like  penalty  or  be  whipped  at  the  dis- 
cretion of  the  Mayor,  Chairman,  or  any  two  Aldermen. 

This  section  amended  by  sections  1st  and  2d  of  Ordinance  passed  4th  May, 
1854,  below. 

Sec.  15.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  it  shall  be 
the  duty  of  the  Marshal  to  require  the  removal  of  any  hides, 
cured  or  not,  which  may  be  offensive  or  in  the  opinion  of 
the  Health  Officer  injurious  to  the  health  of  the  city,  and 
should  the  owner,  possessor,  or  claimant  of  such  hides  neg- 
lect or  refuse  to  remove  the  same  within  six  hours  from  the 
period  of  his  or  her  being  so  required  by  the  Marshal,  the 
removal  shall  then  be  made  by  the  Marshal  or  any  City 
Constable  at  the  expense  of  the  owner,  possessor,  or  claimant, 
who  shall,  in  addition  thereto,  for  each  and  every  such  refu- 
sal or  neglect,  be  fined  in  a  sum  not  exceeding  fifty  dollars, 
or  if  a  slave  or  free  person  of  color,  may  be  fined  in  a  like 
manner  or  be  whipped  at  the  discretion  of  the  Mayor,  Chair- 
man, or  any  two  Aldermen, 

Sec.  16.  Jind  he  it  further  ordained,  That  it  shall  and 
may  be  lawful  for  any  person  to  seize  and  take,  or  kill  any 
hog  or  hogs,  goat  or  goats  found  at  large  in  the  City  of  Sa- 
vannah, and  to  appropriate  the  same  to  his  or  her  own  use, 
so  that  the  same  be  carried  forthwith,  after  being  seized, 
without  the  limits  ot  the  City. 

Sec  17.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  it  shah  not 
be  lawful  for  any  person  to  retain  or  keep  hogs  within  the 
the  limits  ol  the  city  north,  of  the  north  line  of  Jones  street 
extended  eastwardly  and  westwardly ;  and  each  and  every 
person  so  offending  shall,  if  a  white  person,  be  fined  in  a 
sum  not  exceeding  thirty  dollars  for  each  and  every  such 


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offence,  and  if  a  slave  or  free  person  of  color  shall  be  fined 
in  a  sum  not  exceeding  thirty  dollars  or  be  whipped  at  the 
discretion  of  the  Mayor,  Chairman,  or  any  two  Aldermen. 

This  section  amended  so  as  to  embrace  the  whole  corporate  limits  of  the 
city.    See  Ordinance  21st  April,  1853,  below. 

Sec.  18.  And  be  it  further  ordained ]  That  it  shall  not 
be  lawful  for  any  owner  or  agent  of  a  steam  rice  mill  to  ex- 
pose or  cause  to  be  exposed  in  a  large  heap  or  any  other 
manner  the  chaff  produced  by  the  said  mill,  so  as  to  subject 
it  to  the  influence  of  the  sun  and  rain,  within  the  distance 
of  half  a  mile  from  the  present  corporate  limits  of  the  city. 
And  for  a  violation  of  the  provisions  of  this  section,  the 
person  so  offending  may  be  fined  in  a  sum  not  exceeding 
one  hundred  dollars  for  each  and  every  such  offence,  and 
the  said  chaff  shall  be  removed  by  him,  or  on  failure  to  do 
so,  it  shall  be  removed  to  a  proper  distance  by  the  City  Mar- 
shal at  the  expense  of  said  owner  or  agent. 

Sec  1 9.  And  be  it  further  ordained.  That  it  shall  not 
be  lawful  for  any  person  or  persons  to  throw,  cast,  or  deposit 
or  to  cause  to  be  cast,  thrown  or  deposited  in  Savannah 
river  or  on  its  banks  below  high  water  mark,  within  the  ex- 
tended jurisdictional  limits  of  the  City  of  Savannah,  rice 
chaff  or  any  substance  of  whatever  nature  or  kind  which 
might  in  any  degree  lessen  the  depth  of  the  water  in  said 
river,  or  any  part  thereof  within  the  limits  aforesaid,  and 
each  and  every  person  so  offending  shall  for  each  and  every 
such  offence  be  fined  in  a  sum  not  exceeding  one  hundred 
dollars  if  the  offender  be  a  white  person,  or  if  a  slave  or 
free  person  of  color,  he  or  she  shall  be  whipped  not  exceed- 
ing fifty  lashes,  unless  the  owner,  employer,  or  guardian  of 
such  slave  or  free  person  of  color  shall  pay  the  fine  not  ex- 
ceeding one  hundred  dollars,  which  may  be  inflicted  or 
assessed  against  said  slave  or  free  person  of  color  for  such 
offence. 


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Sec.  20.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  all  fines 
and  forfeitures  incurred  under  this  Ordinance,  shall  be  col- 
lected and  enforced  in  the  manner  pointed  out  by  law,  and 
one  half  of  the  money  received  from  said  fines  or  forfeitures, 
shall  be  given  to  the  informer  and  the  other  half  shall  go  to 
the  city. 

Sec  21.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  all  Ordi- 
nances or  parts  of  Ordinances  corresponding  with  this  Ordi- 
nance, be  and  the  same  are  hereby  superceded,  and  that  all 
Ordinances  and  parts  of  Ordinances  militating  against  this 
Ordinance  be  and  the  same  are  hereby  repealed. 
Passed  in  Council  2d  August,  1839. 

ROBERT  M.  CHARLTON,  Mayor. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  be  entitled  an  Ordinance,  to  amend  an  Ordinance  enti- 
tled an  Ordinance,  for  defining  what  shall  be  considered 
public  nuisances,  and  for  the  prevention,  punishment  and 
removal  of  the  same,  passed  2d  August,  1839. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof,  in  Council  a'ssem 
bled,  and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  from  and  after  the  passage  of  this  Ordinance,  that 
when  any  privy  built  within  the  corporate  limits  of  this 
city,  with  a  vault  under  it  shall  have  a  flue  connected  with 
said  vault  and  extending  one  foot  or  more  above  the  roof  of 
said  privy,  and  the  floor  of  the  privy  shall  be  one  foot  above 
the  surface  of  the  earth,  and  if  any  person  violates  this  sec- 
tion he  or  she,  or  the  owner  or  lessee  of  the  premises,  shall 
on  conviction  before  the  Mayor  forfeit  and  pay  a  sum  not 
exceeding  fifty  dollars,  for  each  and  every  offence,  and  for 
each  and  every  day  that  the  said  privy  remains  without  the 
aforesaid  flue. 

Sec  2.    Repealing  clause. 
Passed  in  Council  25th  August,  1853. 

R,  WAYNE,  Mayor, 


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AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  amend  an  Ordinance,  defining  what  shall  be  considered 
public  nuisances,  and  for  the  removal  of  the  same,  passed 
2d  August,  1839. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  an  d  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  assem 
bled,  and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same. 
That  from  and  after  the  passing  of  this  Ordinance  the  pro- 
visions of  said  Ordinance,  prohibiting  the  keeping  of  hogs 
within  certain  limits,  be  and  the  same  are  hereby  extended 
so  as  to  embrace  and  include  the  whole  corporate  limits  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  hamlets  thereof. 

Sec.  2.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  21st  April,  1853. 

R.  WAYNE,  Mayor. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  be  entitled  an  Ordinance  to  amend  an  Ordinance,  entitled 
an  Ordinance,  for  defining  what  shall  be  considered  pub- 
lic nuisances,  and  for  preventing,  punishing  and  remov- 
ing the  same  by  adding  another  section  thereto,  and  to 
repeal  so  much  of  7th  section  thereof  as  relates  to  white 
persons. 

Sec.  L  Be  it  ordained  by  the  M ay  or  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  assem- 
bled, and,  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  it  shall  not  be  lawful  for  any  person  to  smoke  any 
segar  or  pipe  in  the  public  market  place  in  the  City  of  Sa- 
vannah, under  the  penalty  of  two  dollars  for  the  first  offence 
and  not  exceeding  five  dollars  for  each  and  every  subsequent 
offence  if  the  offender  be  a  white  person,  and  under  the  pen- 
alty of  not  exceeding  three  dollars  or  whipping  not  exceed- 
ing ten  stripes  if  the  offender  be  a  slave  or  free  person  of  color. 

Sec  2.    And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  so  much  of  the 


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7th  section  of  the  aforesaid  recited  Ordinance  as  relates  to 
white  persons  be  and  the  same  is  hereby  repealed. 
Passed  in  Council  24th  October,  1839. 

ROBERT  M.  CHARLTON,  Mayor. 
Attest :  Joseph  Felt,  Clerk  Council  pro  tern. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
Amendatory  of  an  Ordinance  entitled  an  Ordinance  for  de- 
fining what  shall  be  considered  public  nuisances,  and  for 
the  prevention,  punishment,  and  removal  of  the  same, 
passed  2d  August,  1839. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Mderrmen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof ^  in  Council  as- 
sembled,  and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  it  shall  be  lawful  for  any  person  to  cure  hides  whether 
by  means  of  salt,  exposure  to  the  sun  or  otherwise  upon 
lots,  numbers  thirty-foar  and  thirty-five  Mill-street,  in  the 
City  of  Savannah,  upon  taking  out  a  license  and  paying 
therefor  annually  the  sum  of  twenty-five  dollars. 

Sec  2.  Jlnd  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  said  lots, 
numbers  thirty-four  and  thirty-five,  Mill-street,  and  the 
building  thereupon,  shall  at  ail  times  be  subject  to  the  in- 
spection of  the  Committee  on  Health  and  Cemetery,  the 
City  Marshal,  the  Mayor  of  the  city  and  the  Health  Officer; 
and  in  case  either  of  said  city  officers  or  committee,  shall  at 
any  time  deem  the  said  curing  of  hides  to  be  offensive,  then 
the  hides  so  deemed  offensive  shall  be  removed  by  the  owner 
or  occupant  of  the  lots  and  buildings  above  described  within 
twenty-four  hours  from  the  time  of  receiving  such  notice, 
under  penalty  of  the  sum  of  one  hundred  dollars,  to  be  re- 
covered by  information  before  the  Police  Court — one  half  of 
said  fine  to  go  to  the  city,  the  other  half  to  the  informer. 

Sec  3.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council,  4th  May,  1854. 

JOHN  E.  WARD,  Mayor. 

Attest :  Edwabb  G.  Wilson,  Clerk  Council. 


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PILOTAGE, 

PILOTAGE. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 

To  prescribe  the  mode  and  manner  of  electing  Commission- 
ers of  Piiotage  for  the  port  and  harbor  of  Savannah,  to 
prescribe  their  term  of  office,  and  duties. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  assem- 
bled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same. 
That  the  number  of  Commissioners  of  Pilotage  for  the  port 
and  harbor  of  Savannah  shall  be  seven,  a  majority  of  whom 
shall  compose  a  quorum  for  the  transaction  of  business. 

Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  whenever 
a  vacancy  shall  occur  in  the  said  board  by  death,  resigna- 
tion or  otherwise,  it  shai.1  be  the  duty  of  council  to  fill  the 
same  by  an  election  after  ten  days  notice  in  one  or  more  of 
the  gazettes  of  the  City  of  Savannah,  and  the  person  thus 
elected  before  he  enters  u  pon  his  duty  as  such  Commissioner, 
shall  take  and  subscribe  t  he  following  oath  or  affirmation,  to 
wit :  I  do  solemnly  swea  c  (or  affirm)  that  I  am  a  citizen  of 
the  United  States,  and  an  inhabitant  of  the  State  of  Georgia, 
and  that  I  will  truly  and  faithfully  discharge  the  duty  of  a 
Commissioner  of  Pilotage  without  fear,  favor  or  affection. 
So  help  me  God. 

Sec.  3.  And  be  it  farther  ordained,  That  six  months 
absence  shall  be  considered  to  vacate  the  seat  of  a  Commis- 
sioner of  Pilotage,  and  council  shall  proceed  to  fill  the  va- 
cancy in  the  manner  already  designated 

Sec.  4.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  said  Com- 
missioners or  a  regularly  constituted  quorum  thereof  shall 
have  power  and  authority  to  prescribe  to  th  e  several  pilots  of 
the  bar  and  harbor  of  Savannah,  and  all  other  persons,  such 
orders  and  regulations  as  the  said  Commissioners  may  deem 
proper  in  reference  to  such  subjects  as  may  fall  within  the 


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jurisdiction  of  said  Commissioners :  Provided,  such  orders 
and  regulations  are  not  repugnant  to  the  laws  of  the  State 
or  Ordinances  of  the  city,  and  that  the  said  Commissioners 
of  Pilotage  shall  exercise  all  the  powers  and  privileges,  and 
perform  all  the  duties  prescribed  by  the  various  statutes  of 
the  General  assembly  of  the  State  of  Georgia,  in  such  case 
made  and  provided. 

Sec.  5.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  all  Ordinances 
or  parts  of  Ordinances  directing  the  annual  election  of 
Commissioners  of  Pilotage,  be  and  the  same  are  hereby  re- 
pealed, and  the  Commissioners  of  Pilotage  now  in  office 
shall  continue  as  such  without  any  new  election,  and  coun- 
cil shall  hereafter  only  fill  such  vacancies  as  may  from  any 
cause  occur  in  said  Commissioners  of  Pilotage  from  time  to 
time. 

Sec  6.  And  be  it  further  ordained.  That  all  Ordinances 
or  parts  of  Ordinances  corresponding  with  this  Ordinance 
be  and  the  same  are  hereby  superceded,  and  all  Ordinances 
or  parts  of  Ordinances  militating  against  this  Ordinance  be 
and  the  same  are  hereby  repealed. 

Passed  in  Council,  2d  August,  1839. 

ROBERT  M.  CHARLTON,  Mayor. 
Attest :  Joseph  Felt,  Clerk  Council. 

Note.  For  the  various  powers  and  duties  of  the  Commissioners  of  Pi- 
lotage for  the  Bar  of  Tybee  and  River  Savannah.  See  Cobb's  Dig.  from  pp. 
35  to  53, 


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PLANK  ROAD. 


PLANK  ROAD. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  regulate  the  transport  of  iron,  timber,  plank,  boilers,  and 
hoop-poles  over  the  plank  roads  and  through  the  streets  of 
of  the  City  of  Savannah,  and  the  passage  of  vehicles 
over  the  Plank  Road. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of 
the  City  of  Savann  ah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  after  the  lapse  of  one  month  from  the  passage  of  this 
Ordinance  all  rail  road  iron,  bar  iron,  boilers,  hoop-poles, 
timber,  plank,  boards,  and  lumber,  shall  be  transported  length- 
wise, and  not  crosswise,  upon  any  truck,  car,  wagon,  dray, 
or  vehicle  of  any  description  passing  over  the  plank  roads, 
or  through  any  of  the  streets  within  the  limits  of  the  City 
of  Savannah,  and  for  every  violation  of  this  section  the  per- 
son so  offending  shall  be  fined  in  a  sum  not  exceeding 
twenty  dollars. 

Sec  2  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  all  vehicles 
of  every  description  shall  keep  to  the  right  in  passing  over 
the  plank  road,  and  for  every  violation  of  this  section  the 
person  or  persons  offending  shall  be  fined  in  a  sum  not  ex- 
ceeding twenty  dollars. 

Sec.  3.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  it  shall  be  the 
duty  of  the  City  Marshal  and  Constables  to  see  that  the 
provisions  of  this  Ordinance  are  strictly  enforced. 

Sec  4.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  every  person 
informing  of  a  violation  of  this  Ordinance  shall  be  entitled 
to  receive  one  half  the  fine  imposed. 

Passed  in  Council,  24th  February  1853. 

R.  WAYNE,  Mayor. 


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AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  establish  a  Police  Court  for  the  City  of  Savannah, 

Sec.  1.  Beit  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of 'the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof,  in  .Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  the  Mayor  of  the  City  of  Savannah,  and  in  case  of  his 
absence  or  sickness,  the  Chairman  of  the  Board  of  Alder- 
men he  and  he  is  hereby  authorized  and  required  to  hold  a 
court,  at  the  Mayor's  office  in  the  Exchange,  every  day  at 
10  o'clock,  A.  M.,  (Sundays  excepted,)  for  the  purpose  of 
hearing  all  complaints  against  riotous  and  disorderly  persons, 
and  determining  the  same  in  a  summary  manner. 

Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  in  all  cases 
in  which  persons  are  now  liable  under  any  Ordinance  of 
council,  to  be  tried  before  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  at  the 
regular  meeting  of  council  for  riots  or  disorderly  conduct  of 
any  kind,  the  Mayor  or  in  his  absence  or  sickness  the  Chair- 
man of  the  Board  of  Aldermen  shall,  in  said  Police  Court, 
take  cognizance  of  the  said  offender,  and  have  power  to  fine 
the  offender  or  offenders  in  a  sum  not  exceeding  thirty  dol- 
lars for  each  and  every  offence  of  the  character  aforesaid. 

Sec.  3  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  any  person 
fined  under  this  Ordinance  by  the  Mayor  or  Chairman  shall 
have  the  right,  on  payment  of  fines  and  costs,  to  appeal  to 
council,  and  council  shall  hear  and  determine  such  appeal. 

Sec.  4.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  when  any 
person  is  arrested  under  any  Ordinance  of  the  city,  for  riot- 
ous or  disorderly  conduct  on  a  Saturday  night  or  on  the 
Sabbath  day,  such  person  shall  be  committed  to  jail  until 
the  following  Monday  morning  when  he  shall  be  brought 
for  trial  before  the  Police  Court. 


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Sec.  5.  And  be  it  further  ordained)  That  it  shall  be 
the  duty  of  the  City  Constables  in  rotation,  according  to  a 
list  to  be  made  and  published  by  the  Mayor  in  writing  in 
his  office,  and  served  on  such  constables,  to  attend  at  the 
said  Police  Court,  preserve  order  and  enforce  the  judgments 
and  sentences  of  said  court. 

Sec.  6.  And  he  it  further  ordained,  That  a  record  of 
the  proceedings  of  the  said  Police  Court  shall  be  kept  by 
the  Clerk  of  Council  and  submitted  to  the  council  at  every 
regular  meeting,  and  it  shall  be  in  the  power  of  council  to 
remit  any  fine  in  part  or  in  whole,  which  may  be  imposed 
in  said  court 

Sec.  7.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  Mayor  or 
Chairman  shall  have  concurrent  jurisdiction  with  the  Mayor 
and  Aldermen  of  the  City  of  Savannah  in  council  assem- 
bled, for  offences  or  violations  of  any  of  the  Ordinances  of 
the  city,  by  any  person  or  persons  whomsoever,  and  he  may 
inflict  or  impose  such  penalty  on  such  offender  or  offenders 
as  the  Ordinance  violated  or  offended  against  by  such  per- 
son or  persons,  authorizes :  Provided,  That  in  all  cases 
where  fines  or  penalties  are  imposed  by  the  Mayor,  the  par- 
ties shall  have  the  right  to  appeal  to  council  upon  the  pay- 
ment of  all  costs. 

Sec.  8.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  it  shall  be 
the  duty  of  the  Marshal  or  any  City  Constable  on  receiv- 
ing the  order  of  the  Mayor  or  Chairman,  to  summons  before 
the  Mayor  or  Chairman  during  the  hours  prescribed  for 
holding  his  court  all  person  or  persons  offending  against  the 
Ordinances  of  the  city. 

Sec.  9.  This  section  repealed,  see  Ordinance  passed  the*  22d  January. 
1846,  abolishing  the  office  of  Recorder.    See  title  "  City  Officers." 

Sec.  10.  And  he  it  further  ordained,  That  all  fines  im- 
posed by  the  Mayor  shall  be  collected  in  the  same  manner 
as  if  they  were  imposed  by  council. 

Sec  1 1.  And  he  it  further  ordained,  That  it  is  the  duty 
of  the  Mayor,  and  it  is  hereby  required  of  him,  to  superin- 


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tend  the  general  police  of  the  city,  to  have  an  eye  on  all  the 
officers  of  the  city  and  others  in  the  employment  of  the  city, 
to  see  that  they  perform  the  duties  required  of  them  by  the 
Ordinances  of  the  city,  and  to  report  to  council  all  viola- 
tions or  neglect  of  duty. 

Sec.  12.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  in  case  of 
the  absence  or  sickness  of  the  Mayor  and  Chairman,  any 
three  Aldermen  shall  exercise  the  same  authority  as  this 
Ordinance  confers  upon  said  officers  in  all  cases  brought 
before  the  said  Police  Court,  and  their  act  shall  be  of 
the  same  validity  as  those  of  the  Mayor  and  Chairman. 

Sec  13.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  this  Ordinance 
shall  take  effect  and  be  acted  on  after  the  first  day  of  Janu- 
ary next. 

Sec.  14.    Repealing  clause. 
Passed  in  Council  8th  December,  1838. 

M.  HALL  McALLISTER,  Mayor. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
Entitled  an  Ordinance  to  authorize  the  Mayor  of  the  City 
of  Savannah  and  the  hamlets  thereof,  to  take  recognizance 
and  bind  over  persons  charged  with  offences  against  the 
Ordinances  of  the  city,  for  their  appearance  before  the 
Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the  city,  and  to  commit  and  im- 
prison in  certain  cases. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  . 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof,  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  from  and  after  the  passage  of  this  Ordinance,  the 
Mayor  of  the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  hamlets  thereof 
shall  have  power,  and  is  hereby  expressly  authorized  to  bind 
over  and  take  recognizance  in  such  sum  and  with  such 
security  or  securities  as  he  may  deem  adequate  and  neces- 
sary, all  and  every  person  or  persons  who  may  be  brought 
up  before  the  said  Mayor  in  the  Police  Court  of  the  City, 


366  POLICE  COURT. 

charged  with  any  infraction,  violation  of,  or  offence  against 
any  of  the  Ordinances  of  the  said  City  of  Savannah,  and 
whose  trial  and  punishment  for  said  offences  may  by  law 
require  the  co-operation  of  the  said  Mayor  and  Aldermen 
or  a  majority  of  them,  or  when  the  punishment  adjudged 
by  the  said  Mayor  in  said  Police  Court  requires  by  law  to 
be  confirmed  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  in  council  assem- 
bled, for  the  appearance  of  such  person  or  persons  so  offen- 
ding and  charged  before  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  in  council  assembled,  at  the  next  meeting 
of  council  regularly  to  be  held  thereafter. 

Sec.  2.  Jind  be  it  further  ordained,  That  in  case  of 
the  neglect  or  refusal  of  any  person  or  persons  to  give  the 
recognizance  authorized  in.  the  foregoing  section  when  the 
same  shall  be  required  that  the  said  Mayor  is  hereby  author- 
ized and  empowed  to  commit  such  person  or  persons  so 
neglecting  or  refusing  to  give  such,  recognizance  so  required, 
to  the  common  jail  of  the  county  of  Chatham  until  the  next 
regular  meeting  of  council. 

Sec.  3.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  4th  January,  1847. 

H.  K.  BURROUGHS,  Mayor. 

Attest:  A.  C.  Davenport,  Clerk  Council. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  preserve  the  peace  and  good  government  of  the  City. 

Sec  1 .  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  A Idermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  assem- 
bled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same. 
That  any  person  who  shall  in  the  night  or  day  disturb  the 
peace  and  quiet  of  the  city  in  any  manner  whatsoever,  or 
shall  be  guilty  of  any  riotous,  disorderly,  or  improper  con- 
duct, within  the  limits  of  the  City  of  Savannah,  if  a  white 
person  such  person  shall,  on  conviction  before  the  Police 


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Court,  be  fined  in  a  sum  not  exceeding  one  hundred  dollars 
or  be  imprisoned  not  exceeding  thirty  days,  or  both  at  the 
discretion  of  the  Mayor,  or  person  or  persons  presiding  at 
the  Police  Court ;  and  if  a  slave  or  free  person  of  color,  shall 
be  subject  to  the  punishment  hereinbefore  prescribed,  or 
receive  corporal  punishment  at  the  discretion  of  the  Mayor 
or  persons  or  persons  presiding  at  the  Police  Court. 

Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  any  person 
who  shall  at  a  fire  disturb  the  peace  and  quiet  of  the  city  or 
disobey  the  orders  of  the  Mayor  or  Chief  Fireman,  or  who 
shall  be  guilty  of  any  riotous,  disorderly  or  improper  con- 
duct, such  person  shall  be  sent  to  the  guard-house  or  jail 
until  the  fire  is  extinguished,  and  then  may  be  discharged 
on  his  recognizance  to  appear  before  the  next  Police  Court, 
and  in  default  of  giving  a  recognizance  to  be  kept  in  the 
guard-house  or  jail  and  brought  before  the  Mayor  who  may 
order  the  fine  and  punishment  mentioned  in  the  first  section : 
Provided,  That  nothing  herein  contained  shall  be  construed 
to  interfere  with  the  powers  of  the  Chief  Fireman. 
Passed  in  Council  2d  June,  1854. 

JOHN  E.  WARD,  Mayor. 

Attest  *.  Edward  G.  Wilson,  Clerk  Council. 


PORT  WARDENS. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  regulate  the  duties  and  fix  the  fees  of  Port  Wardens,  for 
the  Port  of  Savannah. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That,  on  the  first  Monday  in  January,  (now  on  the  first  reg- 


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PORT  WARDENS. 


ular  meeting  of  council  in  every  January— See  section  1 3th 
Ordinance  passed  2d  August,  1839,  title  City  Officers,)  in 
each  year,  there  shall  be  appointed  five  persons  to  act  as 
Port  Wardens,  for  the  port  of  Savannah,  who  shall  be  com- 
missioned by  the  Mayor  under  the  seal  of  the  corporation. 

Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  said  Port 
Wardens,  be  and  they  are  hereby  required  to  keep  a  fair 
record  of  all  their  proceedings,  to  appoint  a  clerk  for  that 
purpose,  and  to  furnish  extracts  or  copies  of  the  same  at  the 
request  oi  any  person  or  persons,  and  they  shall  have  and 
use  a  common  seal  to  be  annexed  to  all  extracts  or  copies 
of  proceedings  furnished  by  the  clerk  aforesaid,  and  the 
clerk  shall  be,  and  he  is  hereby  allowed  the  same  fees  for 
searches,  extracts,  copies  or  certificates,  as  are  allowed  for 
the  like  services  to  the  clerk  of  the  Superior  Courts  of 
this  State. 

Sec.  3.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  said  Port 
Wardens,  at  their  first  or  any  subsequent  meeting}  be  and  they 
are  hereby  authorized  to  make  such  rules  and  regulations 
as  may  be  conducive  to  the  good  order  and  a  proper  discharge 
of  their  duties  and  enforce  the  same  by  reasonable  fines 
to  be,  when  imposed,  deducted  by  the  clerk  out  of  the  sums 
collected  for  the  use  of  t  he  Port  Wardens  so  fined,  and  the 
said  clerk  before  he  enters  on  the  duties  of  his  office  shall 
give  to  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the  City  of  Savannah, 
a  bond,  with  two  good  a  net  sufficient  securities  in  the  sum 
of  five  hundred  dollars,  conditioned,  for  the  faithful  perform- 
ance of  his  duties  as  clerk  as  aforesaid,  and  he  shall  take 
and  subscribe,  before  the  Mayor  or  Chairman  of  Council, 
the  following  oath  or  arlimation :  "I  do  solemnly  swear  (or 
affirm  as  the  case  may  be)  that  I  will  truly,  faithfully,  and 
impartially  discharge  all  the  duties  required  of  me  as  Clerk 
of  the  Board  of  Port  Wa  rdens  for  the  Port  of  Savannah  to 
the  best  oi  my  ability,  and  shall  only  certify  as  clerk  such 
papers  or  documents  as  are  duly  passed  and  approved  of  by 
the  said  Port  Wardens — So  help  me  God." 

Sec,  4.    And  be  it  further  ordained^  That  the  said  Port 


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Wardens  or  any  two  of  them  or  more  if  required  by  the 
persons  applying  for  the  survey  as  aforesaid,  shall  have  pow- 
er and  they  are  hereby  authorized  to  act  upon  any  survey  and 
to  perform  all  the  duties  required  of  them  by  this  Ordinance. 

Sec.  5.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  at  the  request 
of  any  owner  of  a  vessel,  master,  merchant  or  consignee,  it 
shall  be  the  duty  of  the  said  Port  Wardens  or  any  two  or 
more  of  them  as  atoresaid,  upon  the  arrival  of  any  ship  or 
vessel  within  the  port  and  district  of  Savannah  in  distress, 
or  which  may  receive  damage  therein,  or  be  in  a  leaky  situa- 
tion or  condition  or  on  board  of  which  there  may  be  goods, 
wares  or  merchandise  damaged  or  supposed  to  be  damaged, 
to  examine  and  survey  the  said  ship  or  vessel  in  her  hull, 
masts,  spars,  sails,  rigging  and  other  apurtenances,  and  to 
report  and  certify  the  state  thereof,  and  the  repairs  neces- 
sary to  fit  her  for  sea,  so  that  she  may  be  fully  seaworthy 
noting  particularly  the  damages  which  appear  to  have  been 
sustained  by  the  perils  of  the  sea,  and  the  probable  expense 
of  repair  as  distinct  from  such  as  may  become  necessary 
from  negligence  or  ordinary  decay  and  to  assist  the  said 
Port  Wardens  in  such  examination,  they  shall  have  access 
to  the  log  book  of  such  ship  or  vessel.  Also  to  examine 
and  survey  the  stowage  of  the  cargo  of  any  ship  or  vessel 
and  to  report  and  certify,  if  the  same  be  properly  stowed 
and  secured  and  to  examine  and  survey  any  such  goods, 
wares  and  merchandise  damaged  or  supposed  to  be  dama- 
ged and  to  report  and  certify,  if  the  same  be  damaged  or  not, 
and  in  case  of  damage  the  rate  and  degree  of  damage;  and 
in  surveys  of  packages  of  merchandise,  they  shall  designate 
particularly  the  portion  injured  and  in  no  event  recommend 
a  sale  of  the  parts  not  damaged,  and  generally  to  do  and  per- 
form all  the  things,  which  by  the  custom  of  merchants 
in  the  port  of  Savannah  have  been  usually  performed  on 
surveys;  and  particularly  to  advise  and  recommend  such 
measures  in  relation  either  to  said  ship  or  vessel  and  cargo, 
as  may  be  deemed  best  suited  to  promote  the  interest  and 
benefit  of  all  concerned. 
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Sec.  6.    And  he  it  further  ordained,  That  the  said  Port 

Wardens  or  any  two  or  more  of  them  as  aforesaid,  when 
called  upon  the  survey  of  any  vessel,  shall  have  power  to 
employ  a  carpenter  or  carpenters  to  open  the  ceiling,  strip  the 
shething,  bore  the  timber  and  perform  such  other  work  as 
shall  be  necessary  to  enable  them  to  make  a  correct  survey, 
and  to  employ  such  laborers  and  other  persons  necessary  to 
move,  open  or  cooper  or  otherwise  arrange  any  goods,  wares 
or  merchandise  they  may  survey,  the  expense  of  all  which 
shall  be  paid  by  the  owner,  master  or  consignee  of  said 
vessels  or  goods. 

Sec.  7.  And  he  it  further  ordained,  That  if  any  person 
or  persons  other  than  those  authorized  by  this  Ordinance, 
(except  persons  appointed  by  order  of  Court,)  shall  act  or 
officiate  upon  any  survey  or  perform  any  of  the  duties  herein 
required  of  the  said  Port  War  dans  he  or  they  shall  severally 
forfeit  a  sum  not  exceeding  thirty  dollars,  to  be  recovered 
upon  conviction  before  City  Council  to  the  use  of  the  said 
Wardens. 

Sec.  8.  This  section  superceded  and  repealed  by  the  1st  section  of  an  Or- 
dinance, passed  2Ud  Feby.  1843.    See  said  Ordinance  below. 

Sec  9.  And  he  it  f  urther  ordained,  That  the  clerk  of 
the  said  board  of  Port  Wardens,  shall  collect  all  sums  due 
to  the  said  board  or  either  of  the  Port  Wardens  for  services 
rendered,  persuant  to  this  Ordinance,  and  for  which  he  shall 
be  entitled  to  such  compensation  as  the  Port  Wardens  shall 
fix,  and  shall  quarterly  make  a  statement  of  the  same  so 
received,  and  pay  over  to  each  Port  Warden  his  share  thereof 
&c.  (Amended  see  succeeding  Ordinance,)  and  shall  also 
make  a  quarterly  return  of  the  sums  received  to  the  City 
Treasurer  to  be  by  him  laid  before  the  City  Council  at  their 
first  meeting  thereafter. 

Sec  10.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  each  Port 
Warden  so  appointed  before  entering  upon  the  duties  of  his  of- 
fice, shall  take  and  subscribe  before  the  Mayor  or  Chairman  of 
Council,  the  following  oath  or  affirmation  as  the  case  may  be, 


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1  do  solemnly  swear  or  affirm  that  I  will  truly,  faithfully 
and  impartially  to  the  best  of  my  understanding  discharge 
the  duties  required  of  me  by  the  Ordinances  of  the  City 
Council,  as  Port  Warden  of  the  City  of  Savannah,  So  help 
me  God:  which  said  oath  or  affirmation  after  being  sworn  to 
and  subscribed,  shall  be  filed  with  the  records  of  Council 
by  the  clerk  thereof. 

Sec.  1 1.  Jlnd  be  it  further  ordained \  That  if  the  said 
Port  Wardens  or  any  of  them  shall  neglect  or  refuse  to  per- 
form the  duties  enjoined  by  this  or  any  other  Ordinance, 
he  or  they,  unless  sufficient  cause  be  shown  to  the  contrary, 
shall  severally  torfeit  and  pay  a  sum  not  exceeding  thirty 
dollars,  to  be  recovered  on  conviction  before  the  City  Council 
to  the  use  of  the  informer,  or  shall  be  removed  from  office 
at  the  discretion  of  council. 

Passed  in  Council  14th  March,  1824. 

JAMES  MORRISON,  Mayor. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
'To  amend  an  Ordinance,  entitled  an  Ordinance,  to  regu- 
late the  duties,  and  fix  the  fees  of  the  Port  Wardens  of 
the  City  of  Savannah, 

Sec.  lo  Be  it  Ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of6 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as* 
se?nbled,  and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  from  and  after  the  passage  of  this  Ordinance  each 
Port  Warden,  shall  be  entitled  out  of  the  monies  collected 
by  the  clerk  for  services  rendered  by  the  Port  Wardens,  to 
payment  only  of  the  fees  received  in  the  particular  case  in 
which  the  services  were  rendered;  so  that  each  Port  War- 
den shall  be  compensated  according  to  the  amount  of  labor 
performed  by  him,— and  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  clerk,  or 
in  his  absence  his  deputy,  to  summons  the  Port  Wardens 
to  act  upon  all  surveys  in  rotation,  if  their  attendance  can 


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be  obtained,  and  in  case  of  failure  to  summons  as  aforesaid, 
he  shall  be  fined  in  a  sum  not  exceeding  thirty  dollars  on 
conviction  thereof  before  council,  one  half  to  the  use  of  the 
informer,  and  the  other  half  to  council.  (See  1st  section 
Ordinance  7th  March,  1844,  below). 

Sec  2.  Jind  be  it  further  ordained,  That  it  shall  not 
be  lawful  for  any  Port  Warden  to  certify  any  survey,  unless 
the  same  has  been  held  by  him  in  person,  and  any  Port 
Warden  herein  offending  shall  on  conviction  thereof  before 
council,  be  dismissed  from  office. 

Sec.  3.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  29th  May,  1834. 

W.  THORN E  WILLIAMS,  Mayor. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
Entitled  an  Ordinance,  to  amend  an  Ordinance  to  regulute 
the  duties  and  fix  the  fee:3  for  the  Port  Wardens  of  the 
City  of  Savannah. 

Sec  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  assem- 
bled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  from  and  after  the  passage  of  this  Ordinance,  the  8th 
section  of  the  present  Ordinance  shall  read:  that  for  the 
services  to  be  performed  by  virtue  of  this  Ordinance,  there 
shall  be  paid  to  each  of  the  Port  Wardens,  officiating,  by  the 
owner,  master  or  consignee  of  any  vessel  or  cargo,  the  fol- 
lowing sums  to- wit: 

For  each  survey  on  the  hatches  of  a  vessel,       -       |1  00 
"  "       "  a  vessel,        -       -       -  3  00 

"  "       "       "       and  cargo,     -  3  50 

"  "       "  a  cargo,        -       -       -  2  50 

"  "     on  the  stowage  of  the  hold  of  a  vessel,    2  50 

u  "      "  goods  after  they  are  landed,      -     2  00 

Provided,  That  the  said  vessel  or  goods  be  at  or  within 


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the  present  extended  limits  of  the  City  of  Savannah.  If 

between  the  present  extended  limits  of  the  city  and  five 
fathom  hole,  then  fifty  per  centum  in  addition  to  the  above 
enumerated  rates, — if  below  five  fathom,  and  not  below  Long 
Island,  seventy-five  per  centum  in  addition  to  the  first 
enumerated  rates, — if  below  Long  Island  double  the  enum- 
erated rates, — if  the  Port  Wardens  are  required  to  furnish  a 
boat  and  hands  ten  dollars  per  diem,  for  such  boat  and 
hands  shall  be  paid  them.  In  all  cases  where  the  Port 
Wardens,  shall  be  employed  more  than  one  day  in  the  per- 
formance of  any  duty  required  by  this  Ordinance,  the  said 
Pert  Wardens  thus  employed  shall  be  entitled  to  similar 
fees  for  each  day  so  employed. 

Sec.  2.   Repealed  see  next  succeeding  Ordinance. 

Sec.  3.    Repealing  clause, 

Passed  in  Council  23d  February,  1843. 

RICHARD  D.  ARNOLD,  Mayor. 
Attest :  Elisha  Wylly,  Clerk  Council. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
Entitled  an  Ordinance  to  repeal  an  Ordinance  so  far  as  re- 
lates to  an  equal  division  of  money  received  by  Port 
Wardens. 

Sec  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  andJlldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah-and  the  Hamkis  thereof,  in  Council  assem- 
bled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  so  much  of  the  second  section  of  an  Ordinance  passed 
23d  February,  1843,  regulating  the  division  of  money  re- 
ceived for  services  by  Port  Wardens  be  and  is  hereby  repeal- 
ed; and  that  the  1st  section  of  an  Ordinance  passed  29th 
May,  1834,  be  substituted  in  lieu  thereof,  and  shall  be  in 
full  force  from  and  after  the  passage  of  this  Ordinance. 
Passed  in  Council  7th  March,  1844. 

WM.  THORNE  WILLIAMS,  Mayor. 

Attest:  Wm.  P.  Bowen,  Clerk  CpunciL 


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PUBLIC  ;  PROPERTY, 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  amend  an  Ordinance  to  regulate  the  duties  and  fix  the 
fees  of  Port  Wardens  for  the  port  of  Savannah,  so  far  as 
relates  to  the  Clerk  of  the  Board. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and.  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  assem- 
bled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  samey 
That  the  Clerk  of  the  Board  of  Port  Wardens  shall  be  in 
attendance  at  some  convenient  place  from  9  to  1  o'clock^ 
each  day «  that  it  shall  be  lawful  for  the  Clerk  of  the  Board 
to  appoint  a  deputy,  who  shall  take,  the  same  oath  as  the 
principal :  Provided,  in  case  of  neglect  or  misconduct  of  said 
deputy, the  principal  and  his  securities  shall  be  liable  to  the 
penalties,  fines,  &c.  now  prescribed  by  Ordinance. 

Sec.  2.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council,  6th  April,  1854. 

JOHN  E.  WARD,  Mayor, 


PUBLIC  PROPERTY. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
More  effectually  to  preserve  the  public  property  belonging  to 
the  city,  preserving  the  trees  planted  therein,  and  pre- 
scribing the  mode  of  planting  them  and  for  the  protection 
of  the  public  rows  of  trees  an4  the  side  walks  and  foot= 
ways  and  other  purposes. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  au  thority  of  the  same, 
That  it  shall  not  be  lawful  to  "take  away  any  of  the  fire 
ladders  or  hooks  from  the  place  where  they  usually  are  of 


PUBLIC  PROPERTY. 


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ought  to  be  deposited  under  any  pretence  whatever  unless 
it  be  for  public  purposes. 

Sec.  2,  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  if  any  person 
is  convicted  of  wontonly  destroying  any  of  the  public  pumps,or 
parts  belonging  thereto,  or  of  digging  up,  cutting  down,  remov- 
ing or  injuring  any  tree,  post  or  inciosure,  which  has  been 
already  planted  or  erected  in  or  on  any  street,  lane,  square 
or  wharf  in  said  city,  or  which  may  be  hereafter  erected  as 
aforesaid,  or  of  driving  any  hook  or  other  piece  of  iron  into 
any  of  the  trees  as  aforesaid  (whether  planted  by  individ- 
uals or  otherwise,)  or  of  hitching  a  horse  to  any  tree  planted 
as  aforesaid,  or  of  painting,  marking,  breaking,  defiling  or 
in  any  wise  injuring  any  public  monument  or  other  pub- 
lic property,  now  erected  or  which  may  hereafter  be  erected 
in  or  on  any  street,  square,  lane  or  wharf  in  said  city,  he  or 
she  shall  be  punished  as  is  hereinafter  specified,  Provided, 
nevertheless,  that  nothing  herein  contained,  shall  prevent  the 
Mayor  or  acting  Mayor  or  the  Street  or  Lane  Committee 
from  permitting  the  removal  of,  cutting  down  or  trimming 
any  tree  or  trees,  whenever  a  proper  cause  is  made  known 
to  him.  (This  section  amended,  see  Ordinance  passed  28th 
July,  1853,  below.) 

Sec  3.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  if  any  person 
shall  ride,  lead  or  drive  any  horse,  mule  or  other  animal 
usually  ridden  or  used  for  draft,  in  any  sort  of  carriage  what- 
soever within  or  between  the  double  row  of  trees  in  the 
centre  of  South-Broad  street,  or  the  double  and  trible  row  of 
trees  on  the  Bay  (except  through  or  across  the  said  trees, 
when  they  are  intersected  by  the  streets)  or  who  shall  ride, 
lead  or  drive  the  same,  over  any  of  the  sidewalks  or  foot- 
ways within  the  said  city,  he  or  she  shall  be  punished  as  is 
hereinafter  specified 

Sec.  4.  This  section  which  prescribes  the  mode  and  manner  in  which  the 
trees  are  to  be  planted  throughout  the  city,  is  superceded  and  repealed,  by  2d 
section  Ordinance  passed  30th  Jany.  18-10,  See  title  streets. 


Sec  5,    And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  upon  the  con- 


PUBLIC  PROPERTY. 


viction  of  any  violation  of  any  of  the  provisions  of  this  Or- 
dinance the  offender  may  be  fined  in  a  sum  not  exceeding 
one  hundred  dollars,  at  the  discretion  of  the  Mayor,  Chairman 
or  Alderman  presiding  at  the  police  court  or  of  the  council 
or  if  the  offender  be  a  slave  or  free  person  of  color,  corporal 
punishment  not  exceeding  fifty  lashes,  may  in  like  manner 
be  ordered  for  each  and  every  offence,  unless  the  master  or 
employer  of  such  slave,  or  guardian  or  friend,  of  such  free 
person  of  color  will  pay  the  fine  imposed  upon  such  slave 
or  free  person  of  color;  and  the  said  fines  and  forfeitures 
may  be  ievied,  recovered,  collected  and  enforced  in  the  man- 
ner prescribed  by  law,  and  one  half  thereof  shall  be  paid 
when  collected  to  the  informer,  and  the  remainder  shall  be 
paid  to  the  City  Treasurer  for  the  use  of  the  city. 

Sec.  6.  And  be  it  further  ordained7  That  all  Ordi- 
nances and  parts  of  Ordinances  corresponding  with  this  Or- 
dinance, be  and  the  same  are  hereby  superceded,  and  all 
Ordinances  and  parts  of  Ordinances,  militating  against  this 
Ordinance,  be  and  the  same  are  hereby  repealed. 
Passed  in  Council  2d  August  1839. 

ROBERT  M.  CHARLTON,  Mayor. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  protect  the  public  and  private  buildings  of  the  city  from; 
defacement. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  samer 
That  it  shall  not  be  lawful  for  any  person  to  paste  or  affix 
any  paper  or  advertisement  upon  any  building  wall  or  tree, 
within  the  city;  and  for  a  violation  of  this  Ordinance  the 
person  affixing  or  causing  the  same  to  be  affixed,  or  the  per- 


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son  for  whose  use  and  benefit  the  same  may  be  done,  shall 
be  fined  for  each  offence  in  a  sum  not  exceeding  five  dollars, 
one  half  to  go  to  the  informer. 

Passed  in  Council  25th  March,  1852. 

RICHARD  D.  ARNOLD,  Mayor. 
Attest:  R.  F.  Aiken,  Clerk  Council. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  be  entitled  an  Ordinance,  to  amend  an  Ordinance  enti- 
tled an  Ordinance  to  preserve  the  public  property  &c.,- 
passed  2d  August,  1839. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Mdermen  of  the 
City  of  Savann  ah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  assem- 
bled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  so  much  of  the  section  2d  of  the  Ordinance,  entitled 
an  Ordinance  to  preserve  the  public  property  &c,  passed  2d 
August,  1839,  as  now  reads  "or  of  hitching  a  horse  to  any 
tree  planted  as  aforesaid,"  be  altered  and  amended  so  as  to 
read  as  follows:  "or  of  hitching  any  animal  to  any  tree 
planted  as  aforesaid,  or  to  any  part  of  the  fences,  railings, 
gates  or  enclosures  of  the  public  squares,  places  or  buildings 
or  to  any  one  of  the  public  pumps  or  lamp  posts." 

Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  follow- 
ing words  be  added  to  the  said  amended  second  section  of 
said  Ordinance  of  2d  August,  1839.  " Jind  provided  also, 
That  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Marshal,  City  Constables  or 
other  public  officer,  discovering  any  animal  hitched  as  is 
hereinbefore  prohibited,  not  only  to  file  an  information 
against  the  owner,  rider  or  driver  of  such  animal,  but  to 
take  the  animal  itself  and  impound  it,  until  the  payment  of 
all  fines  and  costs  which  may  fall  upon  the  offender,  as  well 
as  the  expenses  of  impounding  or  until  good  and  sufficient 


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PUBLiC  PROPERTY. 


security  shall  be  given  for  the  payment  of  such  fines,  costs 
and  expenses. 

Sec.  3.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  27th  July,  1853. 

R.  WAYNE,  Mayor, 
Attest:  Edward  G.  Wilson,  Clerk  Council. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  protect  the  Savannah  river  from  washing  in  of  sand  by 
rain  water  falling  from  the  roof  of  houses  on  or  below 
the  bluff. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled,and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  three  months  from  and  after  the  passage  of  this  Ordi- 
nance, each  and  every  building  situate  on  or  below  the  bluff 
shall  be  provided  with  leaders  and  gutters,  and  each  wharf 
lot,  shall  be  provided  with  a  close  drain  under  ground  of 
some  imperishable  materials,  to  be  connected  with  the  said 
leaders  and  sufficient  to  conduct  off  into  the  river  all  rain 
water  that  may  fall  on  the  roofs  of  such  buildings. 

Sec  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  for  each 
and  every  violation  of  this  Ordinance  a  fine  of  thirty  dol- 
lars shall  be  levied,  said  fine  to  be  imposed  and  recovered 
in  the  usual  manner. 

Sec  3.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  4th  November,  1852. 

RICHARD  D.  ARNOLD,  Mayor. 

Attest:  R.  F.  Aiken,  Clerk  Council. 


AN  ORDINANCE,  . 
For  the  protection  of  public  and  private  property  in  the  lim~ 
its  of  the  City  of  Savannah^  and  for  other  purposes. 


PUBLIC  PROPERTY, 


27  § 


Sec  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  samei 
That  from  and  after  the  passage  of  this  ordinance,  no  per- 
son or  persons  shall,  within  the  limits  of  the  City  of  Savan- 
nah, write,  carve,  indite,  paste,  paint  or  in  any  manner 
deface  or  cause  to  be  written,  carved,  indited,  pasted^ 
paiuted  or  in  any  manner  defaced  or  write  or  cause  to  be 
written,  any  marks  or  letters  with  any  materials  whatsoever 
upon  any  public  building,  the  property  of  the  City  of  Sa- 
vannah or  of  the  United  States,  or  upon  the  property  of  any 
person  or  persons,  corporation  or  corporations. 

Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained.  That  it  shall  not  be 
lawful  for  any  person  within  the  limits  of  the  City  of  Sa- 
vannah, to  cut,  destroy,  or  injure  in  any  manner,  any  of  the 
public  trees  in  the  streets  or  squares,  or  any  of  the  palling,, 
benches  or  boxes  around  the  trees,  or  any  other  property  of 
,the  City  of  Savannah. 

Sec  3.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  it  shall  not  be 
lawful  for  any  person  within  the  limits  of  the  City  of  Sa- 
vannah to  cast,  throw  or  fling  any  stones,  brick-bats,  or 
any  other  thing  in  the  squares,  streets,  lanes  or  alleys,  or 
in  any  other  public  place  in  the  City  of  Savannah,  or  in,  or 
at,  or  against  any  of  the  trees  or  boxes  around  the  trees  in 
said  city. 

Sec.  4.  And  he  it  further  ordained,  That  it  shall  be 
tfye  duty  of  any  and  every  officer  of  the  City  of  Savannah, 
who  shall  see  any  person  violating  any  of  the  provisions  of 
this  Ordinance,  immediately  to  arrest  such  person  and  take 
him  or  her  to  the  guard-house,  there  to  be  detained  until 
discharged  by  the  written  order  from  the  Mayor  or  any  one 
of  the  Aldermen  of  the  City  of  Savannah;  and  any  officer 
failing  or  neglecting  so  to  do,  shall  upon  conviction  before 
the  Police  Court,  be  fined  not  less  than  ten  dollars. 

Sec  5.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  if  any  person 
shall  violate  any  of  the  provisions  of  this  Ordinance,  he 
shall,  or  they  shall,  on  conviction  before  the  Police  Court  if 


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ail  adult  person  be  fined  in  a  sum  not  less  than  ten  dollars, 
nor  more  than  one  hundred  dollars — one  half  to  be  paid  to 
the  informer,  the  other  half  to  the  City  Treasury,  and  in 
default  of  the  payment  of  such  fine  and  all  costs,  the  person 
so  offending  shall  be  imprisoned  in  the  common  jail  of  the 
County  of  Chatham,  for  not  less  than  five  days,  nor  more 
man  thirty  days;  and  if  a  slave  or  free  person  of  color, 
shall  be  fined  in  a  sum  not  less  than  ten  nor  more  than  one 
hundred  dollars,  or  receive  not  less  than  ten  nor  more  than 
thirty-nine  lashes,  at  the  discretion  of  the  Mayor  or  person 
or  persons  presiding  at  the  Police  Court 
Sec.  6,  Repealing  clause. 
'Passed  in  Council  4th  May,  1854. 

JOHN  E.  WARD,  Mayor, 


RAFTS, 

•  _ 

AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  define  and  prescribe  the  limits  within  which  rafts  of 
timber,  lumber  and  wood,  may  be  confined  and  kept  in 
the  Savannah  Front  River,  and  for  other  purposes. 

Sec,  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Jlldermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as* 
sembled,  and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same^ 
That  from  and  after  the  first  day  of  June  next,  all  rafts  of 
timber,  lumber,  and  wood  shall,  after  the  expiration  of  four 
days  after  the  same  has  been  brought  in  the  Savannah 
Front  River,  be  confined  and  kept  within  the  following  limits, 
to  wit :  On  the  south  side  of  said  Front  River,  to  the  south 
side  of  a  line  drawn  from  the  extreme  point  of  the  wharf 
known  as  the  mill  wharf  of  W.  B.  Giles  &  Co.,  to  the  ex- 
treme point  of  the  wharf  known  as  the  Upper  Steam  Rice 


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Mill  wharf.  On  the  north  side  of  said  river,  they  shall  be 
confined  and  kept  to  the  north  side  of  a  straight  line  drawn 
parallel  to  the  line  of  piling  driven  along  the  wharf  commonly 
called  Smets'  wharf,  and  forty  feet  south  of  said  line  of 
piling.  The  said  line  so  drawn,  being  extended  east  and 
west  until  it  reaches  Hutchinson's  Island. 

Sec  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  proprietors 
of  the  shores  on  Hutchinson's  Island,  within  said  line  so 
drawn,  be,  and  they  are  hereby  authorized  to  excavate  and 
dig  out  to  the  extent  of  two  hundred  feet  back  from  the 
present  shore  line  on  the  Front  River,  and  to  such  depth  as 
may  be  necessary  for  the  confining  and  keeping  of  rafts  of 
timber  and  wood. 

Sec.  3.  And  be  it  farther  ordained,  That  nothing  in  this 
Ordinance  shall  be  so  construed  as  to  prevent  the  owners  of 
rafts  or  persons  engaged  in  the  lumber  trade  from  confining 
and  keeping  their  rafts  in  the  channel  known  as  Fig  Island 
channel,  between  Fig  Island  and  Hutchinson  Island. 

Sec.  4.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  if  any  person  or 
persons  shall  confine,  keep  or  moor,  any  lumber,  rafts,  wood 
or  timber,  at  any  other  point  or  place  jn  the  Savannah  Front 
River  for  a  longer  period  than  four  days,  after  the  same  has 
been  brought  into  the  Savannah  River  within  the  limits  of 
the  City  of  Savannah,  such  person  or  persons  so  offending 
shall  on  conviction  before  the  Police  Court,  having  first  been 
duly  notified  to  attend  the  same  by  a  summons,  to  be  served 
by  the  City  Marshal  or  a  City  Constable,  on  the  person  so 
offending,  specifying  the  time  and  place  of  the  meeting  of 
the  same,  which  summons  may  be  served  on  the  owner  of 
the  said  lumber,  wood,  raft  or  timber,  or  any  person  found 
in  charge  of  the  same,  be  fined  in  a  sum  not  exceeding  one 
hundred  dollars  for  each  day  that  the  same  may  have  been 
confined,  moored,  or  kept  contrary  to  the  provisions  of  this 
Ordinance — one-half  of  the  fine  to  be  paid  to  the  informer, 
the  other  half  to  be  paid  into  tbe  City  Treasury;  and  that 
said  raft,  lumber,  wood  or  timber  shall  be  subject  to  the 
payment  of  said  fine,  which  shall  be  paid  within  twelve 


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fte-nrs  after  the  same  shall  have  been  imposed;  and  In  de> 
ku'X  of  such  payment,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  City  Mar* 
shal,  under  and  by  virtue  of  an  execution  to  be  issued  by 
the  Clerk  of  Council,  to  proceed  to  levy  upon  said  raft  or 
rafts,  lumber,  wood,  or  timber,  and  after  advertising  the  same 
for  two  days,  he  shall  proceed  to  sell  the  same  for  the  pay-? 
ment  of  the  said  fine  and  all  costs  and  expenses. 

Sec.  5a  And  be  it  further  ordained.  That  if  any  lumber, 
rafts,  wood  or  timber,  shall  be  found  moored  at  any  point 
or  place  in  the  Savannah  Front  River,  for  a  longer  period 
than  four  days  after  the  same  has  been  brought  into  the  river 
within  the  limits  of  the  City  of  Savannah,  and  no  person 
shall  appear  to  be  the  owner,  or  have  charge  of  the  said 
lumber,  rafts,  wood,  or  timber,  it  shah  be  the  duty  of  the 
City  Marshal  or  any  City  Constable  to  seize  the  said  lumber, 
raits,  wood,  or  timber,  and  to  report  the  facts  to  the  person 
or  persons  holding  the  Police  Court,  when  a  fine  of  not  ex^ 
ceading  one  hundred  dollars  shall  be  imposed  by  the  said  court 
for  each  day  that  the  same  may  have  been  confined  moor- 
ed, or  kept  contrary  to  the  provisions  of  this  Ordinance,  one 
half  of  the  fine  to  be  paid  to  the  informer,  the  other  half  to 
be  paid  into  the  City  Treasury;,  and  the  said  Marshal  shall, 
under  and  by  the  written  order  and  direction  of  the  person 
or  persons  holding  the  Police  Court,  after  advertising  the 
same  for  two  days,  proceed  to  sell  the  same  for  the  payment 
of  the  said  fine  and  all  costs  and  expenses,  shall  pay  over 
the  residue  of  the  proceeds  of  said  sale  to  the  owner  of  the 
said  lumber,  rafts,  wood,  or  timber,  or  to  any  person  by  him 
duly  authorized  to  receive  the  same. 

Sec.  6.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  18th  May,  1854. 

JOHN  E.  WARD,  Mayor,, 

Attest:  Edward  G„  Wilson,  Clerk  Council. 


SALES. 


SALES, 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
Pointing  out  the  duties  and  manner  of  selling  and  disposing 
of  re-entered  lots,  or  property  sold  for  taxes,  or  assess- 
ments under  any  Ordinance  of  this  city,  and  for  other 

purposes. 

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Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained,  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  from  and  after  tiie  passage  of  this  Ordinance,  no  sale 
of  lots  or  other  property  by  virtue  of  any  Ordinance  for  the 
collection  of  rent,  taxes,  or  assessments  shall  take  place  but 
on  the  first  Tuesday  of  each  month,  at  the  Court  House,  hi 
this  city. 

Sec  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  from  and  after 
the  passage  of  this  Ordinance,  the  Marshal,  before  selling 
any  lots  or  property  in  arrears  for  rent,  taxes,  or  assessments, 
shall  advertise  the  same  for  at  least  thirty  days,  and  state 
(if  real  estate)  the  number  of  ty  thing,  ward,  square,  and 
street  of  the  said  lot  or  lots,  and  also  the  name  or  names  of 
the  owner  or  owners  of  the  said  lot  or  lots  as  may  appear  in 
the  1  ook;  of  the  Treasurer  from  the  last  person  who  paid 
the  rem,  taxes,  or  assessment,  and  in  all  cases  the  property 
so  advertised  shall  be  fully  described. 

Sec  3.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  from  and  after 
the  passage  of  this  Ordinance,  the  sale  of  all  real  estate  ad- 
vertised for  rent,  taxes,  or  assessments  due  to  the  city,  shall 
be  made  by  the  Marshal's  offering  in  the  most  public  and 
audible  manner,  the  described  premises  for  lease  for  one 
year,  and  if  no  bid  be  given  therefor,  to  offer  the  same  pub- 
licly and  audibly  for  two  years,  and  in  the  case  of  no  bid, 
then  to  proceed  until  he  offers  the  premises  for  lease  for  t(  n 
years,  and  if  no  bid  be  given  at  a  lease  of  ten  years,  he  shall 


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then  proceed  to  offer  the  same  in  fee,  subject  to  the  same 
conditions  of  the  Ordinances  under  which  the  premises  are 
held,  and  the  said  Marshal  is  hereby  authorized  to  execute 
a  lease  or  leases,  or  deed  in  fee  simple  for  the  premises  sold 
under  this  Ordinance. 

Sec.  4.  And  he  it  further  ordained,  That  all  property 
advertised  under  this  Ordinance  be  placed  in  one  column  of 
papers  in  which  the  same  are  advertised,  headed  u  City 
Marshal  Sales,"  and  that  in  no  instance  (if* possible)  the 
advertisements  be  scattered  in  such  papers. 

Sec.  5.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  all  Ordinances 
or  parts  of  Ordinances,  so  far  as  the  same  are  repugnant  to 
or  militate  with  the  provisions  of  this  Ordinance  be  and  the 
same  are  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  6.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  ail  sales  of 
real  estate  made  by  the  Marshal  or  sold  under  any  Ordinance 
of  the  City,  the  same  shall  be  superintended  by  a  special 
committee  of  council,  whose  duty  it  shall  be  to  attend  such 
sales  and  direct  the  Marshal  or  officer  selling  as  circum- 
stances may  require. 

Sec.  7.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  in  all  notices 
given  by  the  Marshal  for  the  re-entry  of  lots,  the  name  or 
names  of  the  owner  or  owners,  or  of  the  person  or  persons 
who  last  paid  rent,  shall  be  inserted  (with  a  full  description 
of  said  lots,)  in  the  advertisement. 

Passed  in  Council  20th  December,  1816. 

THOMAS  U.  P.  CHARLTON,  Mayor, 


AN  ORDINANCE. 
Entitled  an  Ordinance  to  restrain  the  sale,  disposition,  or 
lease  of  any  lot  or  lots  of  land,  store,  or  building,  until 
the  final  expiration  of  any  anterior  lease  or  leases,  and 
actual  possession  of  the  premises  vested  in  the  city. 

Whereas,  offering,  or  exposing  for  sale,  or  lease  any  lot 


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or  lots,  store,  or  building  belonging  to  the  city  which  is  -or 
may  be  under  an  anterior  lease  is  a  most  unprofitable  and 
injurious  manner  of  disposing  of  public  property,  as  few 
persons  will  buy  or  lease  property  the  possession  or  benefit 
whereof  is  delayed  for  years  or  months. 

Sec.  1..  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hwnleis  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  no  lot  or  lots  of  land,  store  or  building  belonging  to 
the  city,  and  under  lease,  shall  at  any  time  hereafter  be  sold, 
disposed  of  dr  leased  by  council  or  any  of  its  officers,  until 
the  final  expiration  of  such  former  lease  or  leases,  and  actual 
possession  of  the  premises  vested  in  the  city. 

Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  orddined,  That  any  sale, 
disposition,  or  lease  of  any  lot  or  lots,  store,  or  building 
belonging  to  the  city  disposed  of  or  leased  contrary  to  this 
Ordinance  shall  be  void  and  of  no  effect. 

Sec.  3.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Cortjicil  19th  June,  1820. 

THOMAS  U.  P.  CHARLTON,  Mayor. 


SCAVENGER. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  amend  and  consolidate  the  Ordinances  regulating  the 
duty  and  office  of  the  Superintendent  of  Streets  and 
Lanes,  and  to  prescribe  the  manner  and  time  of  removing 
offensive  matter  and  filth  from  the  city,  and  for  other  pur- 
poses connected  therewith. 

Sections  1  and  2.  These  sections  are  superceded  and  repealed  by  Ordi- 
nance passed  the  29th  May,  1853.  See  said  Ordinance  immediately  suc- 
ceeding this. 

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Sec.  3.  *Rnd  be  it  further  ordained,  That  all  occupants 
of  houses,  merchants,  shop-keepers,  grocers,  and  tradesmen, 
(carrying  on  trades  under  roof  and  residing  above  the  bluff,) 
shall  be  compelled  every  day  in  the  week  before  seven 
o'clock  A.  M.,  to  sweep  the  foot-walk  before  their  respective 
houses  and  lots,  or  so  much  of  the  lot  as  is  occupied  by 
each  for  the  space  of  six  feet  from  the  foundation  of  the 
house,  piazza,  railing,  or  fence,  (as  the  case  may  be)  and 
collect  the  rubbish  therein  and  therefrom,  and  deposit  the 
same  ready  for  the  Scavenger's  carts. 

Sections  4  and  5.  These  sections  are  superceded  and  repealed  by  Ordi- 
nance passed  29th  December,  1853,  immediately  succeeding- this  Ordinance. 

Sec.  6.  Jind  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  owners, 
tenants,  or  occupiers  of  houses  shall  keep  within  their  yards 
or  enclosures  respectively  a  box.  or  barrel  of  sufficient  size 
in  which  shall  be  deposited  all  the  offal,*filth,  rubbish,  dirt, 
and  other  matter  generated  in  said  builcftng  and  enclosure, 
and  the  said  filth  of  every  description  as,, aforesaid,  shall  be 
placed  in  said  box  or  barrel  from  the  first  day  of  April  to 
the  first  day  of  November,  before  the  hour,  of  seven  o'clock, 
A.  M.,  and  from  the  first  day  of  November  (inclusive)  to 
the  last  day  of  March  (inclusive,)  before  th>e  hour  of  eight 
o'clock,  A.  M.,  and  such  matter  so  placed  shall  be  daily  re- 
moved  (Sundays  excepted)  by  the  Superintendent  to  such 
places  without  the  city  as  shall  be  designated  by  the  Mayor 
or  a  majority  of  the  Street  and  Lane  Committee. 

Sec  7.  Jlnd  be  it  further  ordained,  That  it  shall  not  be 
lawful  for  any  person  to  throw  or  put  into  the  streets,  lanes, 
or  squares,  or  common  within  or  without  the  city,  any  dead 
hog,  goat,  dog,  cat,  fowl,  or  other  dead  animal,  and  that  all 
horses,  cows,  hogs,  dogs,  goats,  calves,  and  other  animals  of 
such  size,  which  may  die  or  be  found  dead  within  the  limits 
of  the  city,  shall  be  removed  and  carried  beyond  the  limits  of 
the  same,  and  buried  at  least  six  feet  under  ground  by  the 
owners  thereof,  or  his,  her,  or  their  agent,  or  servant,  and 


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at  his,  her,  or  their  own  expense,  which  burial  shall  take 
place  within  two  hours  after  the  death  of  such  animal^ 
unless  such  death  shall  happen  in  the  night,  in  which  case 
such  dead  animal  shall  be  removed  within  two  hours  after 
sunrise,  and  if  the  owner  of  such  dead  animal  shall  not  re- 
move the  same  within  the  time  above  directed,  then  the  same 
shall  be  removed  and  buried  as  aforesaid  by  the  Superinten- 
dent of  Steets  and  Lanes  at  the  expense  of  the  owner. 
And  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  such  Superintendent,  at  the 
request  .  of  the  owner,  or  any  other  person,  or  when- 
ever any  '(lead  animal  shall  be  found  any  where  within  the 
limits  of  the"e$y,  to  remove  and  bury  the  same  without  de- 
lay and  the  said 'Superintendent  shall  be  entitled  to  receive 
for  the  use  of  the  city,  from  the  owner  of  any  such  dead 
animal,  for  removing^d  burying  the  same,  the  following 
fees,  viz :  for  a  hog,  dog,'*  goat,  or  calf  one  dollar  and  fifty 
cents,  for  a  horse,  cow,  or  other  large  animal,  three  dollars. 
And  the  said  Superintendent  shall  make  a  quarterly  return 
to  the  City  Treasurer  ofiull  monies  received  by  him  for  the 
use  of  the  city,  and  shall  pay  the  same  to  the  said  treasurer. 

Sec.  8.  And  be  it  fycrther  ordained,  That  every  keeper 
of  an  inn,  tavern,  or  stable  within  the  city,  and  every  other 
person  within  the  city  who  shall  keep,  and  have  the  manage- 
ment, care  or  charge*pf  more  than  four  horses,  mules,  oxen, 
or  cows,  as  together  exceed  four  in  number,  in  any  one 
stabe,  yard,  or  other  en  closure  within  the  city,  he  shall  re- 
move or  caus^g  to  be  removed  ,at  least  once  in  every  twenty- 
four  houi^,- *at. -mis,  her  or  their  own  expense,  all  the  dung, 
filth,  or  litter  made  and  caused  by  keeping  the  aforesaid 
animals,  to  such  places  as  may  be  pointed  out  for  the  deposit 
of  the  filth  and  rubbish  removed  by  the  Superintendent  of 
Streets  and  Lanes.  ...  - 

Sec  9.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  every  house- 
holder or  occupant  of  a  house  shall  keep  the  yard,  cellar, 
enclosure,  or  premises  so  occupied,  clean  and  clear  of  and 
free  from  all  putrid  and  Stinking  water  or  other  putrid  or 
offensive  matter  or  thing  whatsoever,  and  it  shall  be  the 


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duty  of  every  house-holder  or  occupant  of  a  house  to  throw 
into  the  privies  attached  to  their  yards  or  enclosures,  a  peck 
or  a  sufficient  quantity  of  lime  once  a  month  during  the 
months  of  May,  June,  July,  August,  September,  October, 
and  November. 

'Sec.  10.  Jlnd  he  it  further  ordained,  That  tor  any  vio- 
lation or  omission  of  the  said  Superintendent  of  any  thing 
directed  to  be  done  by  this  Ordinance,  the  said  Superinten- 
dent may  be  fined  by  the  Mayor,  Chairman,  or  Alderman 
presiding  at  the  Police  Court,  or  by  the  Mayor  and  Alder- 
men in  Council  assembled  in  an^  sum  not  exceeding  one 
hundred  dollars  for  each  offence,  and  the  said  Superinten- 
dent may  be,  for  any  flagrant  violation  or  omission  of  duty, 
suspended  by  the  Mayor,  or  acting  Mayor,  who  shall 
report  the  same  to  council  and  the  said  council  may  remove 
the  said  Superintendent  from  office,  or  inflict  such  other 
penalty  as  they  may  deem  proper.  And  whenever  the  said 
Superintendent  shall  be  suspended  or  removed,  the  Mayor, 
or  acting  Mayor  shall  appoint  some  fit  and  proper  person  to 
act  as  Superintendent  until  such  vacancy  be  filled  by  an 
election  as  in  other  cases  of  vacancy. 

Sec.  11.  Jlnd  be  it further ■ordained ]  That  if  any  person 
or  persons,  other  than  the  Superintendent,  shall  violate  any 
of  the  provisions  of  this  Ordinance,  .  or  omit  any  of  the 
duties  imposed  on  him,  her  or  them  by  this  Ordinance,  he  or 
she,  if  a  white  person,  shall  be  fined  in  a  sum  not  exceeding 
one  hundred  dollars  for  each  and  every  offence,  at  the  discre- 
tion of  the  Mayor,  acting  Mayor  or  Aldermen  presiding  at  the 
Police  Court  or  of  the  council,  but  if, the  offender  be  a  slave  or 
free  person  of  color,  he  or  she  shall  receive  corporal  chastise- 
ment not  exceeding  thirty-nine  lashes  as  may  seem  proper 
to  the  said  Mayor,  or  acting  Mayor,  or  Aldermen  presiding 
as  aforesaid  or  the  council,  but  the  said  corporal  chastisement 
may  be  dispensed  with  at  the  discretion  of  the  authority 
passing  the  sentence,  if  the  guardian  or  friend  of  such  free 
person  of  color,  or  the  master  or  employer  of  such  slave,  or 
any  white  person  will  pay  such  fine  not  exceeding  thirty 


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dollars  for  each  offence,  as  may  be  assessed  against  such 
free  person  of  color  or  slave.  And  all  fines  collected  shall 
be  paid  one  half  to  the  informer,  and  the  other  half  to  the 
treasurer  of  the  city  for  the  use  of  the  city. 

Sec  12.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  all  Ordinances 
and  parts  of  Ordinances  corresponding  with  this  Ordinance 
be  and  the  same  are  hereby  superceded;  and  that  all  Ordi- 
dances  or  parts  of  Ordinances  militating  against  this  Or- 
dinance be  and  the  same  are  hereby  repealed. 
Passed  in  Council  15th  August,  1839. 

ROBERT  M.  CHARLTON,  Mayor. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  change  the  manner  of  keeping  the  streets  and  lanes  in 
the  City  of  Savannah  clean,  and  to  prescribe  the  duties  of 
the  Superintendent 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof,  in  Council  as- 
sembled,  and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  from  and  after  the  passage  of  this  Ordinance,  the  work 
of  the  Scavenger's  department,  shall'  be  given  out  by  con- 
tract and  proposals  for  performing  the  same,  shall  be 
received  as  hereinafter  specified.  All  bids  must  be  handed 
to  the  Clerk  of  Council  before  ten  o'clock,  A.  M.,  on  the  day 
of  election,  notice  of  which  election  shall  be  given  ten  days 
previous  to  the  time  at  which  said  election  shall  take  place. 
And  each  bidder  shall  enclose  with  his  bid  the  names  of 
two  or  more  securities,  who  shall  bind  themselves  in  a  sum 
which  shall  exceed  the  amount  of  the  bid  for  which  he 
proposes  per  annum  to  do  the  work  by  one  thousand  dol- 
lars for  the  true  and  faithful  performance  of  the  duties  of 
Superintendent.  The  City  Council  shall  at  its  first  regular 
meeting  in.  January  next,  and  at  the  first  regular  meeting  of 
council  in  January  of  every  third  year  thereafter,  select  from 


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those  who  shall  submit  their  proposals,  one  who  shall  be  de- 
clared elected  Superintendent,  who  shall  execute  a  bond  to. 
the  city,  in  the  amount  above  required,  to  be  approved  by 
the  Mayor,  and  enter  upon  the  duties  of  his  office  within 
ten  days  after  said  election,  upon  failing  to  give  such  bond, 
or  neglecting  to  enter  upon  his  duties  within  the  said  time,  his 
election  shall  be  deemed  void,  and  the  City  Council,  at  its 
next  regular  meeting  shall  elect  some  other  person  in  his  place, 
Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  person 
who  is  elected  such  Superintendent,  shall  before  entering 
upon  his  duties  provide  himself  with  a  sufficient  number 
of  able-bodied  men  and  horses  or  mules  and  carts,  to  perform 
the  duties  of  the  department  as  hereinafter  described,  which 
men,  teams  and  carts  shall  all  be  approved  of  by  the  Mayor.,, 
and  none  shall  be  employed  in  the  department  but  such  as 
are  able  and  efficient;  and  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Su- 
perintendent to  cause  the  men  so  employed  to  pass  through 
all  parts  of  the  city  daily,  Sundays  and  general  holidays 
excepted,  with  the  carts  and  take  up  all  offal,  filth,  manure, 
oyster  shells  or  other  rubbish,  or  that  may  be  collected 
in  barrels  and  boxes,  or  that  may  be  found  in  any  street, 
lane  or  square  within  the  city  and  carry  the  same  to  such 
place  as  may  be  determined  by  the  Mayor  or  Chairman 
of  the  Street  and  Lane  Committee;  Provided,  That  all 
manure  shall  be  at  the-  disposal  of  the  Superintendent,  and 
to  be  carried  beyond  the  limits  of  the  city, 

'  Sjec.  3.  And  be  it  further  ordained.  That  it  shall  be 
the  duty  of  the  Superintendent  to  report  to  the  Mayor  or 
acting  Mayor,  every  Monday  morning  the  number  of  hands 
and  teams  employed  in  the  department,  and  the  condition 
of  the  streets,  lanes  and  squares,  and  on  every  alarm  of 
fire,  it  shall  be  his  duty  to  repair  to  the  place  of  the  fire  with 
such  of  his  teams  as  are  not  actually  loaded,  and  carrying 
off  the  offal,  at  the  time  of  such  alarm  being  given,  and 
be  subject  to  the  orders  of  the  Mayor  or  the  person  or  per-r 
sons  acting  in  his  place;  and  for  neglecting  or  failing  to  per- 
form all  the  requirements  of  this  Ordinance,  the  said  Super- 


SCAVENGER. 


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Intendent  shall,  upon  conviction  before  the  Mayor  or  person 
Or  persons  presiding  at  the  Police  Court,  be  subject  to  a  fine 
of  not  less  than  five  or  more  than  fifty  dollars  for  each  of- 
fence, one  half  to  go  to  the  informer,  the  other  half  for  the 
use  of  the  city;  Provided  nevertheless,  for  any  charge  of 
gross  neglect  or  misdemeanor,  he  the  said  Superinten- 
dent shall  be  liable  to  be  tried  before  council  and  removed 
from  office,  or  be  fined  in  such  sum  as  council  may  order 
and  direct;  and  in  case  of  removal  from  office,  a  new  elec- 
tion shall  be  held  at  the  next  meeting  of  council,  to  fill  his 
place  for  the  unexpired  residue  of  his  term,  and  notice  of 
such  election  shall  be  given  by  the  Clerk  of  Council  ten 
days  before  the  time  at  which  said  election  will  take  place. 

Sec  4.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  it  shall  be 
the  duty  of  the  said  Superintendent  to  see  that  the  public 
squares  are  also  daily  examined,  and  any  offal,  or  rubbish 
that  may  be  therein  found,  shall  be  removed  by  his  carts, 
and  it  shall  be  the  further  duty  of  said  Superintendent  to 
furnish  the  Chairman  of  the  Street  and  Lane  Committee 
with  the  hands,  teams  and  carts  belonging  to  the  Scaven- 
ger's department  one  hour  each  day,  from  the  first  day  of 
November  to  the  first  day  of  May,  and  two  hours  per  day 
from  the  first  day  of  May  to  the  first  day  of  November 
Sundays  and  days  succeeding  general  holidays  excepted,  for 
the  purpose  of  assisting  in  grading,  leveling  or  filling  up  any 
of  the  streets,  lanes  or  squares,  and  it  shall  be  the  duty  of 
the  said  Superintendent  to  keep  two  or  more  ploughs,  and 
after  every  heavy  rain  to  go  through  the  city  and  open  with 
said  ploughs,  such  places  as  need  opening  to  let  the  water 
off  more  freely. 

Sec.  5.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  it  shall  be 
the  duty  of  the  Superintendent  to  take  charge  of  and  feed 
all  cattle  or  other  animals  whatsoever  liable  to  be  impound- 
ed, or  that  shall  be  impounded  by  the  City  Marshal  or  any 
City  Constable,  and  to  deliver  up  said  cattle  or  other  animals 
to  their  owners  on  the  customary  fees  being  paid,  for  the 
fulfilment  of  which  duty  the  Superintendent  shall  have 


SCAVENGER. 


possession  of  all  the  buildings  belonging  to  the  city  and  at- 
tached to  the  pound,  and  may  use  the  stables  for  keeping 
the  mules  or  horses  engaged  in  the  Scavenger's  Department, 
and  shall  keep  the  same  in  good  repair  at  his  own  expense 
and  it  shall  further  be  his  duty  to  be  at  the  said  pound,  or 
have  some  agent  there  at  two  stated  hours  each  day,  when 
cattle  or  other  animals  are  within,  for  the  purpose  ot  deliv- 
ering said  cattle  or  other  animals  to  their  owners  when 
called  for;  and  further,  he  shall  well  and  truly  pay  all 
monies  collected  for  thus  delivering  up  cattle  or  other  ani- 
mals to  the  City  Marshal — the  money  allowed  by  Ordi- 
nance for  feeding  cattle  or  other  animals  impounded  being 
excepted. 

Sec.  6.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  29th  December,  1853. 

JOHN  E.  WARD,  Mayor, 

Attest:  Edward  G.  Wilson,  Clerk  Council. 


STREETS. 

SALARIES. 


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AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  authorize  the  payment  of  the  Salaries  of  the  City  Offi- 
cers monthly. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  assem- 
bled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same* 
That  from  and  after  the  passing  of  this  Ordinance  the  sala- 
ries of  the  city  officers  shall  be  paid  monthly  instead  of 
quarterly,  as  hitherto. 

Sec  2.    Repealing  clause. 
Passed  in  Council  27th  July,  1843. 

RICHARD  D.  ARNOLD,  Mayor, 

Attest :  Elisha  Wylly,  Clerk  Council. 


STREETS,  PORTICOES,  PAVEMENTS,  TREES 

AND  DUTIES  OF  CITY  SURVEYOR. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  establish  rates  of  landing,  shipping  and  storage  on  the 
Canal  lots  belonging  to  the  Corporation  of  Savannah. 

Sec  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  assem- 
bled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  from  and  after  the  passage  of  this  Ordinance  the 
Treasurer  snail  receive  for  the  use  of  the  city  the  several 

rates  hereinafter  mentioned  and  referred  to,  for  the  landing 
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STREETS. 


of  produce  and  other  goods,  at  the  lots  belonging  to  this 
corporation  situated  on  the  Canal  at  the  western  section  of 
this  city,  for  shipping  of  the  same,  and  for  storage  thereof 
to- wit: 

RATES  OF  LANDING. 

For  Wood  twenty-five  cents  per  cord;  Light  wood  posts, 
Ceder  posts,  and  other  logs  each  one  half  cent.  And  on  all 
other  produce  or  goods  the  same  rates  as  are  established  by 
an  act  of  the  Legislature,  passed  on  the  twenty-second  of 
December,  eighteen  hundred  and  twenty-nine ;  entitled  "An 
Act  to  establish  rates  of  dockage,  wharfage  and  storage  in 
the  City  of  Savannah,  and  to  repeal  all  laws  or  parts  of 
laws  militating  against  the  same, — for  shipping  of  produce 
and  goods  the  same  rates  as  for  loading  goods  or  produce 
lying  on  a  lot  longer  than  two  nights  after  two  working 
days,  and  also  for  every  week  thereafter,  shall  be  subject  to 
the  payment  of  landing  rates. 

Sec.  2.  Jlndbe  it  further  ordained.  That  if  any  person 
or  persons  shall  ship  from,  or  land  at,  or  cause  to  be  shipped 
from,  or  landed  at,  or  suffer  to  remain  on  any  or  either  of 
the  said  Canal  lots  within  the  City  of  Savannah,  any  fire- 
wood, lumber,  rice,  cotton  or  any  produce  or  merchandise 
whatever,  subject  to  the  payment  of  the  foregoing  rates  he, 
she  or  they,  as  the  case  may  be,  shall  make  a  return  thereof 
under  oath  within  forty-eight  hours  after  the  charges  shall 
have  been  incurred  to  the  City  Treasurer;  and  any  person 
or  persons  refusing  or  neglecting  to  make  return  as  is  herein 
required,  shall  for  each  offence  on  conviction  before  council 
be  fined  in  a  sum  not  exceeding  thirty  dollars. 
Passed  in  Council  1st  December,  1831. 

W.  R.  WARING,  Mayor, 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  name  the  street  as  laid  out  by  Commissioners  under  the' 
Act  of  the  Legislature  of  Georgia,  passed  December,  1832. 


STREET'S, 


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Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
tity  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  assem- 
bled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same? 
That  the  street  laid  out  by  Commissioners,  under  the  Act  of 
the  Legislature  of  Georgia,  passed  December,  1832;  run- 
ning from  the  Canal  to  West-Broad  street,  and  nearly  in  a 
parallel  line  with  the  river  and  Indian  street,  shall  be 
known  and  designated  as  Canal  street 

Sec.  2.  And  he  it  further  ordained,  That  the  street  so 
named  as  aforesaid,  shall  be  thirty  feet  wide,  as  laid  down 
on  the  map  drawn  under  the  direction  of  the  Commissioners. 
Passed  in  Council  4th  April,  1833, 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
For  regulating  the  election,  qualification  and  duties  of  the 
City  Surveyor,  to  fix  the  number  of  feet  of  porticoes., 
railing,  enclosures  and  pavements  and  to  regulate  the 
same,  and  for  the  better  keeping  the  squares,  streets  and 
public  places,  and  wharves  and  docks  of  the  City  of  Sa- 
vannah free  and  clean  of  obstruction,  and  for  other  pur- 
poses connected  therewith. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof,  in  Council  assem- 
bled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  on  the  first  regular  meeting  of  council,  in  each  and 
every  January,  a  Surveyor  for  the  city  shall  be  appointed,, 
who  shall  before  he  enters  into  the  duties  of  his  office  enter 
into  bond  with  two  securities  in  the  penal  sum  of  two 
thousand  dollars,  for  the  faithful  and  correct  performance  of 
the  duties  precribed  by  the  Ordinances  of  the  city,  and  the 
said  Surveyor  shall  take  the  usual  oath  prescribed  by  the 
Ordinances  of  the  city  to  the  officers  thereof. 

Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  no  lot  holder 
,or  occupier  of  any  lot,  shall  lay  the  foundation  of  any 


396 


STREETS. 


building  or  fence  on  the  line  of  any  lot,  or  part  of  a  lot, 
owned  or  occupied  by  him  or  her,  unless  such  line  is 
first  ascertained  by  the  City  Surveyor,  and  after  the 
line  as  aforesaid  is  ascertained,  such  owner,  or  occupier, 
shall  not  place  any  building,  fence  or  other  thing  appertain- 
ing thereto,  so  as  to  effect  the  right  of  the  city,  and  unless  the 
said  Surveyor  is  present  (except  as  is  hereinafter  specified). 
And  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  City  Surveyor  to  report  to  the 
Mayor  or  council,  all  encroachments  by  individuals  or  other- 
wise that  now  exist  or  that  may  hereafter  be  made  on  the 
public  squares,  streets,  lanes,  docks  or  commons  of  the  city ; 
and  it  shall  also  be  the  duty  of  the  City  Surveyor  on  the 
application  of  any  lot  holder  to  attend  and  stake  off  such 
lot,  within  twenty-four  hours  after  such  application  is  made. 

Sec.  3.  *Rnd  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  City  Sur- 
veyor shall  be  entitled  to  demand  and  receive  the  following 
fees  to-wit: 

For  surveying  a  lot  and  finding  and  placing  stakes 

eighteen  inches  long  at  the  angles  of  said  lot,      $2  00 

For  attendance  and  directing  the  placing  a  house 

or  fence,    ------       -       3  00 

For  sub-dividing  a  lot  already  laid  off,  -       .-       -    1  00 

The  balance  of  this  section  is  superceded  and  repealed  by  Ordinance 
passed  26  August,  1852,  and  29  Dec.  1853,— see  Ordinances  hereafter. 

Sec.  4.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  it  shall  be 
the  duty  of  the  City  Surveyor  to  keep  a  complete  map  of 
each  tything  in  this  city  on  a  scale  of  twenty  feet  to  one 
inch,  to  be  bound  in  a  suitable  book,  and  therein  record  the 
site  and  dimensions  of  all  buildings  in  such  tything,  and  on 
the  margin  and  at  the  foot  of  such  map  make  a  note  of  such 
delineations  of  such  buildings  or  improvement  and  the  date 
of  his  attendance;  and  the  said  City  Surveyor  shall  when 
thereto  required  deliver  over  to  his  successor  in  office  all 
records  and  documents  which  relate  or  appertain  to  the  du- 
ties thereof. 


STREETS. 


397 


Sec,  5.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  no  person 
shall  bring,  lay,  put,  or  cause  to  be  brought,  laid,  or  put, 
any  timber,  bricks,  stones,  or  other  materials  for  building, 
or  fire  wood,  goods,  wares,  and  merchandise,  or  other  bulky 
thing  whatsoever,  and  permit  and  suffer  the  same  to  con- 
tinue and  remain  in  any  square,  street,  lane  or  alley  within 
the  said  city,  for  a  longer  time  than  six  hours ;  nor  shall 
any  person  permit  or  suffer  any  cart,  dray,  wagon,  or  carriage, 
of  any  sort,  to  stand  and  remain  in  any  square,  street,  lane, 
or  alley,  longer  than  such  time  as  aforesaid;  nor  shall  any 
person,  without  previously  obtaining  the  written  consent  of 
the  Mayor  and  two-thirds  of  the  members  of  the  city 
council,  place,  erect,  or  construct,  or  cause  to  be  placed 
erected  or  constructed,  in  any  square,  street  or  lane,  or  other 
place,  of  or  in  the  City  of  Savannah,  any  booths,  tent,  or 
other  obstruction ;  nor  shall  any  person  dig  or  cause  to  be 
dug,  any  hole  or  pit,  in  any  square,  street,  lane,  or  alley, 
whereby  the  free  passage  of  persons  on  foot  or  on  horseback, 
or  in  or  with  any  carriage,  may  be  in  any  wise  obstructed 
or  rendered  unsafe.  And  any  person  offending  against  the 
provisions  of  this  section,  shall,  on  conviction,  be  subject 
to  a  fine  not  exceeding  one  hundred  dollars  for  each  and 
every  offence,  if  a  white  person,  or  corporal  punishment  if 
the  offender  be  a  slave  or  tree  person  of  color.  And  in  case 
the  person  or  persons  making,  causing,  permitting  or  suffer- 
ing such  encroachments,  obstructions,  and  nuisances  as 
aforesaid,  shall  refuse  or  neglect  to  remove  the  same,  forth- 
with, after  notice  given  to  him,  her  or  them,  for  that  pur- 
pose, then  the  same  (in  such  cases  as  will  admit  thereof,) 
shall  be  removed  by  the  Marshal  and  Constables  of  the 
city,  or  any  of  them,  at  the  proper  expense  of  the  person  or 
persons  so  offending.  And  if  any  person  or  persons  shall 
molest  or  trouble  the  said  Marshal  or  Constables,  in  the 
execution  of  such,  his  or  their  duty,  such  person  or  persons 
shall  on  conviction  thereof,  forfeit  [and  pay  a  fine  of  not 
exceeding  one  hundred  dollars,  if  a  white  person,  or  corporal 
punishment  if  the  offender  be  a  slave  or  free  person  of 


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color:  Provided  always  nevertheless That  any  person  or 
persons  actually  building  or  repairing,  or  about  to  build  or 
repair  any  building,  may  collect  and  lay  all  such  materials 
as  ma^  be  necessary  for  such  building  or  repairs,  in  the 
square,  street,  lane,  or  alley  next  adjoining  to  the  place  or 
spot  whereon  such  buildings  or  repairs  are  intended  to  be 
made,  And  provided,  that  such  materials  be  so  enclosed  in 
a  sufficient  space  (and  no  more)  as  will  effectually  prevent 
the  spreading  into  the  strees,  lanes,  or  squares,  and  the 
said  space  so  enclosed,  shall  in  no  case  extend  beyond  ten 
feet  on  any  street,  lane  or  square  ;  and  during  all  such  time 
as  such  materials  shall  so  lay  in  any  square,  street,  lane,  or 
alley,  the  owner  or  proprietor  of  such  materials  shall  cause 
a  lamp  or  lantern,  with  a  good  and  sufficient  light  therein, 
to  be  securely  hung  up,  placed  or  fixed  on  a  post  or  other- 
wise, at  each  of  the  two  corners  of  such  enclosure,  and  in 
such  manner  as  clearly  and  plainly  to  show  the  place  and 
extent  occupied  by  such  materials.  And  the  said  lamp  or 
lantern  shall  be  lighted  at  or  before  dark,  in  the  evening, 
and  shall  continue  to  burn  until  day  light  And  the  City 
Marshal  and  City  Constables  are  hereby  enjoined  to  notice 
and  report  to  the  Mayor  all  encroachments,  obstructions,  or 
nuisances  mentioned  herein. 

Sec.  6.  And  he  it  further  ordained,  That  all  dirt,  litter, 
or  rubbish,  created  by  the  erection  or  repair  of  any  building 
now  erecting  or  that  may  hereafter  be  erected  or  repaired,, 
shall  be  carried  off  by  the  person  or  persons  owning  said 
building  or  engaged  or  interested  in  or  conducting  such 
buildings  or  repairs  to  the  place  of  depositing  the  scaven- 
ger's filth,  or  to  such  other  place  as  may  be  pointed  out  by 
the  Mayor  or  any  one  of  the  Street  and  Lane  Committee. 
And  if  such  litter,  dirt  or  rubbish,  shall  remain  on  any  of 
the  streets,  lanes,  or  squares  for  a  time  exceeding  five  days, 
it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Marshal,  and  he  is  hereby  re- 
quired, to  employ  any  number  of  carts  or  wagons  that  may 
be  necessary,  and  to  have  the  same  removed  to  such  place 
or  places  as  may  be  designated  as  aforesaid,  at  the  expense 


STREETS. 


39S> 


of  the  persons  owning  said  building  or  engaged  or  interest- 
ed in  or  conducting  the  same ;  and  any  person  violating 
any  of  the  provisions  of  this  section  shall  be  punished  as 
is  hereinafter  directed. 

Sec.  7  This  section,  in  relation  to  the  ground  to  be  allowed  for  steps  or 
porticoes  to  houses,  on  the  public  streets  and  squares,  is  superceded  and 
repealed  by  the  1st  section  of  Ordinance  passed  30th  January,  1840 — see 
said  Ordinance  immediately  succeeding  this. 

Sec.  8.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  no  railing 
or  enclosure  shall  be  erected  by  any  person  within  the  city 
unless  the  same  shall  be  extended  by  the  person  putting  it 
up,  to  the  line  of  his  or  her  lowest  step,  and  in  no  case  shall 
a  railing  or  enclosure  be  erected  within  the  line  of  the  lowest 
step,  and  if  a  railing  be  extended  beyond  the  line  of  the 
lowest  step,  the  person  erecting  the  same  shall  carry  it  out 
to  the  space  allowed  for  steps,  and  no  step  or  impediment 
shall  be  erected  in  any  lane  in  the  city  to  exceed  two  feet. 
(See  this  section  amended  and  explained  by  Ordinances 
passed  7th  August,  1845,  and  12th  November,  1846,  below.) 

Sec.  9.  This  section,  in  relation  to  the  number  of  feet  to  be  allowed  for 
pavements,  is  superceded  and  repealed  by  the  2d  section  of  Ordinance  pass- 
ed 30th  January,  1810,  immediately  succeeding  this  Ordinance. 

Sec.  10.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  all  encroach- 
ments and  obstructions,  contrary  to  the  provisions  of  the 
7th,  8th  and  9th  sections  of  this  Ordinance,  and  all  other 
obstructions  not  herein  particularly  enumerated,  shall  be 
removed  in  the  manner  pointed  out  by  the  5th  section  of 
this  Ordinance,  and  the  offenders  and  persons  molesting  or 
troubling  the  City  Marshal  and  Constables  in  the  execution 
of  their  duty,  shall  be  punished  and  dealt  with  in  the  man- 
ner prescribed  by  the  said  fifth  section  of  this  Ordinance. 

Sec  11.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  when  the 
City  Marshal  or  City  Constables  shall  be  engaged  in  the 
removal  of  any  encroachment  or  obstruction,  under  any 


400  STREETS. 

section  of  this  Ordinance,  he  or  they  shall  be  entitled  to  re^ 
ceive  ten  dollars  each,  per  day,  whilst  thus  employed,  and 
that  all  other  person  or  persons  acting  under  said  Marshal 
or  Constables,  shall  receive  such  compensation  as  the  May- 
or, acting  Mayor,  or  Street  and  Lane  Committee  shall  allow, 
not  exceeding  three  dollars  per  day,  each,  which  charges 
shall  be  paid  by,  or  recovered  against  the  person  or  persons 
interested'  or  concerned  in  the  encroachment  or  obstruction 
so  removed,  and  who  ought  to  have  removed  the  same. 

Sec.  12.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  whenever  the 
City  Marshal  or  City  Constables  are  ordered,  under  the  pro- 
visions of  this  Ordinance,  to  remove  or  cause  to  be  removed 
any  encroachment  or  obstruction,  the  same  shall  be  marked 
out  and  directed,  under  the  superintendence  of  the  City 
Surveyor  or  the  Street  and  Lane  Committee,  or  a  special 
committee  of  council,  to  be  appointed  for  that  purpose,  and 
the  said  committee  or  officers,  are  hereby  authorized  to  call 
to  their  aid  and  assistance  the  City  Watch,  who  are  hereby 
required  and  enjoined  to  aid  and  assist  in  the  premises. 

Sec.  13.  And  be  it  further  .  ordained,  That  no  person 
shall  be  permitted  to  erect  or  place  any  steps,  decending 
into  any  vault  or  cellar,  underneath  any  building  within 
the  city,  and  which  [said  steps  shall  extend  beyond  the 
limits  of  the  lot  upon  which  said  building  is  erected,  but 
upon  the  express  condition  that  nag  stones  or  bricks  shall 
be  placed  the  whole  length  of  said  lot  or  lots,  upon  which 
said  building  shall  or  may  be  erected,  extending  as  far  into 
the  street  as  this  Ordinance  directs  in  the  case  of  pavements; 
and  the  first  step  of  said  stairs,  descending  as  aforesaid, 
shall  be  laid  parallel  with  the  front  of  said  building,  and 
shall  not  extend  into  the  street,  as  far  as  said  flag-stones  or 
brick,  by  eighteen  inches ;  and  the  cellar  door  shall  be  well 
secured  with  iron,  and  the  end  which  extends  into  the 
street  shall  be  level  with  said  nag-stones  or  brick,  and  the 
end  next  to  said  building  shall  not  be  elevated  more  than 
two  inches  above  the  pavement.  And  all  offenders,  op- 
posers,  and  encroachments  against  the  provisions  of  this 


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section,  shall  be  dealt  with  as  is  prescribed  in  the  fifth  sec- 
tion of  this  Ordinance. 

Sec.  14.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  as  soon  as 
council  shall  deem  it  expedient,  after  the  passage  of  this 
Ordinance,  the  Committee  of  Streets  and- Lanes  shall  pro- 
ceed, with  the  aid  of  the  City  Surveyor  and  Marshal,  to 
graduate  and  level  the  several  squares,  streets  and  lanes, 
within  the  city,  or  such  parts  thereof  as  to  the  said  commit- 
tee may  seem  necessary,  and  to  cause  the  said  squares, 
streets  and  lanes  to  be  cut  down  or  raised  up,  as  may  be 
necessary,  in  order  to  produce  a  proper  level,  and  the  said 
City  Surveyor  shall  determine  the  proper  standard  of  eleva- 
tion, whereby  to  regulate  the  same.  (The  balance  of  this 
section  stricken  out — see  1st  section  of  Ordinance  passed 
2d  July,  1840,  below.) 

Sec  15.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  no  person 
shall  be  permitted  to  increase  or  lower  the  height  of  the 
side  walks  in  front  of  his  or  her  lots  above  or  below.  (This 
section  is  amended  here  by  striking  out  certain  words  and 
•inserting  in  lieu  thereof  the  following:  "the  level  or  grade 
directed  by  the  City  Surveyor,  and  a  majority  of  the  Street 
and  Lane  Committee/7 — see  1st  section  of  Ordinance  passed 
2d  July,  1840.)  And  no  person,  without  the  permission  of 
the  Street  and  Lane  Committee,  shall  throw  any  dirt,  filth, 
or  rubbish,  or  any  matter  or  material  whatsoever,  in  any 
street,  lane  or  square,  by  which  the  proper  level,  as  estab- 
lished, may  be  destroyed.  And  all  offenders  and  encroach- 
ments against  the  provisions  of  this  section,  shall  be  dealt 
with  as  prescribed  in  the  fifth  section  of  this  Ordinance. 

Sec  16.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  whenever 
any  person  owning  or  leasing,  or  possessing  any  lot,  (this 
section  is  here  amended  by  striking  out  the  following  words 
"between  East  and  West-Broad  streets,  and  South-Broad 
street  and  the  Bay" — see  Ordinance  3d  November  1S42, 
berow),  shall  pave,  or  in  any  manner  alter  the  surface  of  a 
public  street  in  front  of  his  lot,  he  shall  be  bound  to  con- 
form to  the  levels  and  inclinations,  (this  section  is  here 
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amended  by  striking  out  certain  words  and  inserting  in  lieu 
thereof  the  following  words  a  marked  and  prescribed  by  the 
City  Surveyor" — see  1st  section  Ordinance  2d  July  1840, 
below),  whose  duty  it  shall  be  to  grade  and  stake  down  the 
place  to  be  paved  or  otherwise  altered  both  on  the  line  of 
the  lots  and  the  limits  hereinbefore  determined  on  the 
street,  driving  a  stake  at  every  ten  feet  of  line,  and  the  said 
Surveyor  shall  attend  within  five  days  after  he  shall  be  re- 
quested to  do  so.  (The  next  two  succeeding  paragraphs  of 
this  section  are  repealed  and  superceded  by  the  provisions 
as  they  are  contained  in  Ordinances  passed,  28th  August, 
1851,  26th  August,  1852  and  29th  December,  1853.  See 
the  last  three  Ordinances  under  this  title.)  And  any  pave- 
ments hereafter  to  be  made  which  shall  not  conform  to  the 
provisions  of  this  section,  shall  be  considered  an  encroach- 
ment and  may  be  removed  in  the  manner  specified  in  the 
fifth  section  of  this  Ordinance.  And  the  person  violating 
the  same,  or  the  owner,  lessee  or  possessor  of  the  lot,  may 
be  fined  by  the  Mayor,  or  acting  Mayor,  or  Aldermen  pre- 
siding at  the  Police  Court,  or  by  the  Council,  in  a  sum  not 
exceeding  one  hundred  dollars,  and  a  like  penalty  may  be 
inflicted  upon  any  person  who  shall  alter  the  position  of  any 
of  the  stakes  so  placed  by  the  City  Surveyor.- 

Sec.  17.  And  be  it  further  ordained^  This  section  is 
superceded  by  the  provisions  as  they  are  contained  in  an 
Ordinance,  entitled  an  Ordinance  to  regulate  the  paving  of 
the  side  walks  in  the  Cfcy  of  Savannah,  passed  28th  Aug., 
1851.    See  said  Ordinance  below. 

Sec  18.  And  he  it  further  ordained,  That  the  fronts  of 
all  the  wharf  lots  within  the  limits  of  the  City,  east  of  West 
Broad  street,  shall  consist  of  only  double  solid  heads,  and 
that  the  space  between  the  two  solid  heads,  shall  be  filled 
up  with  stone  or  wood,  and  that  it  shall  be  unlawful  to  erect 
any  platform,  stage  or  improvement  in  front  of  the  said  wharf 
lots,  other  than  double  solid  heads,  to  be  built  of  solid  logs 
or  ranging  timber  and  filled  up  with  stone  or  wood.  And 
that  any  front  or  head,  erected  or  set  up  in  any  manner,  or 


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&{  any  materials  different  from  those  prescribed  by  this  sec- 
tion, shall  be  taken  down  and  removed  by  order  of  the  City 
Council,  and  the  expense  of  taking  down  and  removing  the 
same,  sha,ll  be  chargeable  on  the  wharf,  and  recoverable  by 
distress  and  sale  of  said  wharf  and  improvements,  in  the 
usual  manner;  and  any  person  offending  against  the  pro- 
visions of  this  section,  may  be  fined  in  a  sum  not  exceeding 
one  hundred  dollars,  for  each  week  such  improper  front  or 
head  shall  remain. 

Sec.  19.  Snd  be  it  further  ordained,  That  no  person 
shall  bring,  deposit,  lay,  or  cause  to  be  brought,  deposited 
or  laid  on  any  or  either  of  the  public  docks,  wharves  or 
landing  places,  at  the  north  end  of,  or  opposite  to  the  streets 
in  this  city,  any  boards,plank,ranging  timber,  staves,  fire  wood, 
shingles  or  other  lumber  whatever,  and  no  person  shall  ship 
from  or  land  at,  or  cause  to  be  shipped  from  or  landed  at  any  of 
the  public  wharves  or  docks  within  the  City  of  Savannah,  any 
rice,  tobacco,  cotton,  lumber,  corn,  bales,  packages,  trunks  or 
any  species  of  merchandise,  whatever;  and  no  person  shall 
erect  or  cause  to  be  erected  on  any  of  the  public  wharves,  scales 
or  triangles  for  the  purpose  of  weighing  or  ascertaining  the 
weight  of  any  article  whatever.  Provided,  That  nothing  con- 
tained in  this  section  shall  be  construed  to  prevent  any  Planter 
from  landing  out  of  his  boat  or  canoe  the  product  of  his  or 
her  plantation,  either  for  sale  or  for  family  use,  but  in  no 
case  shall  he  or  she  be  allowed  to  occupy  the  said  public 
wharf  or  dock  longer  than  is  absolutely  necessary.  And  all 
offenders  against  the  provisions  of  this  section,  shall  be 
dealt  with  as  is  prescribed  in  the  fifth  section  of  this  Ordi- 
nance, and  the  said  articles  maybe  seized  and  retained  until 
the  fine  imposed  be  paid, 

Sec.  20.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  it  shall  not 
be  lawful  for  any  person  to  make  fast  any  boat  or  other 
water  craft,  or  to  land  oysters,  clams,  or  other  shell  fish  at 
any  of  the  wharves  or  public  docks  in  this  City,  other  than 
at  the  public  dock  adjoining  Wayne's  wharf,  and  at  the 
public  dock  fronting  East  Broad  street. 


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Sec.  21.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  it  shall  not 
be  lawful  for  any  person  to  remove  any  sand  from  the  bank 
of  the  bluff  of  this  City.  (The  balance  of  this  section  re- 
pealed.   See  section  first  Ordinance  May  2d,  ]  844?  below. 

Sec  22.  And,  be  it  further  ordained,  That  all  persons 
owning  or  erecting  any  parapet  wall  bordering  on  or  rang- 
ing with  any  street  leading  to  the  river  Savannah,  or  any 
of  its  wharves,  or  running  at  right  angles,  or  in  any  manner 
diverging  from  said  streets,  shall  at  their  expense  erect  and 
at  all  times  keep  in  good  repair,  a  good  and  sufficient  ban- 
nister or  balistrade  of  wood  or  iron  on  such  wall,  which 
said  banister  or  balistrade  shall  be  at  the  proper  distance 
from  the  brink  of  said  wall,  and  shall  be  of  not  less  than 
three  feet  high  and  calculated  by  its  strength  and  construc- 
tion to  afford  protection  to  passengers. 

Sec  23.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  it  shall  not  be 
lawful  for  the  master,  owner,  consignee  or  any  other  person 
concerned,  to  land  ballast  from  any  vessel,  unless  the  same 
be  immediately  removed  to  such  place  as  may  be  pointed 
out  by  the  Marshal  of  the  City,  or  any  of  the  Street  and 
Lane  Committee. 

Sec  24.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  Mayor  or 
acting  Mayor  may  give  permission  (without  which  it  shall 
be  unlawful,)  to  any  owner,  consignee  or  agent  of  any  cot- 
ton or  other  bulky  merchandise  which  may  have  been  en- 
damaged by  rain  or  water  in  its  transportation  to  Savannah, 
to  expose  the  same  while  in  its  wet  condition,  not  exceed- 
ing three  days,  in  any  public  place  contiguous  to  the  store 
or  warehouse  in  which  it  is  intended  to  be  deposited  when 
dry :  Provided,  That  nothing  herein  contained  shall 
authorize  any  such  exposure  in  any  of  the  lanes ;  nor  of 
any  hides  or  other  article  of  merchandise  whatever  which 
may  be  injurious  to  the  health,  or  disgusting  to  the  smell  of 
the  citizens,  nor  of  any  cotton  not  packed  in  bags.  Nor 
shall  any  person  be  authorized  to  obstruct,  block  up  or  in 
any  manner  interrupt  with  cotton  or  other  merchandise  the 
free  passage  of  any  citizens  on  foot  or  horseback,  or  in  a 


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carriage  through  any  of  the  public  squares,  streets  or  places 
whatsoever.  And  all  offenders  and  obstructions  against  the 
provisions  of  this  section,  shall  be  dealt  with  as  is  prescribed 
in  the  fifth  section  of  this  Ordinance. 

Sec.  25.  And  he  it  further  ordained,  That  all  offenders 
against  any  of  the  provisions  of  this  Ordinance,  not  other 
wise  specially  provided  for,  shall  be  punished  and  fined  as 
is  prescribed  by  the  fifth,  section  thereof,  and  all  encroach- 
ments on  the  public  property  not  specially  enumerated 
herein,  may  be  removed  in  the  manner  pointed  out  in  the 
Jfifth  section.  And  all  penalties  and  fines  (when  not  other- 
wise specially  provided  for  herein,)  shall  be  enforced  and 
collected  in  the  manner  prescribed  by  the  existing  charter 
and  laws  relating  to  the  City  of  Savannah,  and  all  fines 
when  collected  shall  be  paid  one  half  to  the  City  Treasury, 
for  the  use  of  the  city,  and  the  other  half  to  the  informer. 

-Sec  26.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  19th  August,  1839. 

ROBERT  M.  CHARLTON,  Mayor. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
Amendatory  of  the  various  Ordinances  of  the  City,  passed 
in  relation  to  steps,  porticoes,  pavements  and  trees. 

Sec  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  the  number  of  feet  upon  the  public  squares  and  streets 
of  this  city  which  it  shall  be  lawful  to  occupy  for  steps  or 
porticoes  to  houses  or  for  side  walks  or  pavements,  shall  be 
as  follows: — On  streets  thirty-seven  and  a  half  feet  in  width 
and  forty  teet  in  width,  four  feet  six  inches  for  steps  and 
porticoes,  and  four  feet  beyond  that  line  for  pavements. 

On  streets  forty-five  and  fifty  feet  in  width,  five  feet  for 


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steps  and  porticoes,  and  four  feet  beyond  that  line  for  pave* 
ments, 

On  streets  from  sixty  to  eighty-five  feet  in  width,  six  feet  for 
steps  and  porticoes,  and  four  feet  beyond  that  line  for  pave- 
ments. 

On  streets  one  hundred  feet  in  width,  seven  feet  for  steps 
and  porticoes,  and  five  feet  beyond  that  line  for  pavements. 

On  streets  one  hundred  and  forty  feet  in  width,  eight  feet 
for  steps  and  porticoes,  and  seven  feet  beyond  that  line  for 
pavements. 

On  the  Bay  five  feet  six  inches  for  steps  and  porticoes,, 
and  four  feet  six  inches  beyond  that  line  for  pavements. 

In  squares  in  front  of  all  trust  lots,  (except  those  lying 
east  of  Lincoln  street  and  west  of  Jefferson  street,)  ten  feel 
for  steps  .and  porticoes,  and  six  feet  beyond  that  line  for 
pavements. 

Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained.  That  the  trees 
shall  be  planted  one  foot  beyond  the  line  allowed  for  pave- 
ments, and  the  said  trees  shall  be  planted  twenty  feet  from 
each  other  unless  otherwise  provided,  but  in  streets  forty- 
five  and  fifty  feet  in  width  they  shall  be  planted  twenty-two 
and  a  half  feet  apart,  except  south  of  Liberty  street,  where 
they  shall  be  planted  tiventy-jive  feet  from  each  other,  and 
in  streets  of  sixty  to  eighty-five  feet  in  width  running  north 
and  south,  the  trees  shall  be  planted  twenty -two  and  a  half 
feet  apart  when  planted  north  of  Liberty  street,  and  twenty 
five  feet  apart  when  planted  south  of  Liberty  street. 

And  in  streets  of  sixty  to  eighty-five  feet  in  width,  run- 
ning east  and  west,  they  shall  be  planted  twenty  feet  apart. 

And  in  streets  one  hundred  feet  in  width,  they  shall  be 
planted  twenty-two  and  a  half  feet  apart,  and  in  rear  of  all 
trust  lots,  wherever  situate,  and  without  reference  to  the 
width  of  the  street,  they  shall  be  planted  twenty  feet  apart 

Sec.  3.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council,  30th  January  1844. 

ROBERT  M.  CHARLTON,  Mayor. 

Attest :  M.  Myers,,  Clerk  Council 


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AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  amend  an  Ordinance,  entitled  an  Ordinance,  for  regula- 
ting the  election,  qualification  and  duties  of  the  City  Sur- 
veyor; to  fix  the  number  of  feet  for  porticoes,  railings, 
enclosures  and  pavements,  and  to  regulate  the  same,  and 
for  the  better  keeping  the  squares,  streets  and  public  places 
and  wharves  and  docks  of  the  City  of  Savannah  free  and 
clear  of  obstruction,  and  for  other  purposes  connected 
therewith,  passed  on  the  19th  August,  1839o 

Sec,  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  the  fourteenth  section  of  the  above  recited  Ordinance 
shall  be  amended  by  striking  out  therefrom- the  words,  "from 
and  conforming  to  the  accompanying  map"  and  that  the  fif- 
teenth section  of  said  Ordinance,  shall  be  amended  by 
striking  out  therefrom,  the  words,  "the  common  level  of  the 
streets,  as  ascertained  in  the  accompanying  map,"  and  in- 
serting in  lieu  thereof,  "the  level  or  grade  directed  by  the 
City  Surveyor  and  a  majority  of  the  street  and  lane  com- 
mittee.'7 And  that  the  sixteenth  section  of  said  Ordinance 
shall  be  amended  by  striking  out  the  words,  "marked  in  the 
accompanying  map,  for  which  purpose  he  shall  call  on  the 
City  Surveyor/'  and  in  lieu  thereof  shall  be  inserted  "mark- 
ed and  prescribed  by  the  City  Surveyor." 

Sec.  2.  Jlnd  be  it  further  ordained,  That  any  owner 
of  a  lot,  who  shall  consider  him  or  herself  agrieved  by  the 
acts  of  the  City  Surveyor  and  street  and  lane  committee 
under  this  Ordinance,  he  or  she  shall  have  the  right  to  ap- 
peal to  Council  for  its  decision. 

Sec.  3.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  2d  July,  1849, 

ROBERT  M.  CHARLTON,  Mayor* 

Attest:  M.  Myers,  Clerk  Council  ■ 


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AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  amend  the  several  Ordinances  of  ttie  City  in  reference' 
to  pavements  or  side  walks. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  the  space  allowed  for  steps  and  porticoes  in  the  nar- 
row streets  running  east  and  west,  on  the  side  adjoining  the 
trust  lots,  shall  be  four  feet  in  width  and  no  more,  and  that 
the  space  allowed  for  pavements,  contiguous  to  such  trust 
lots,  shall  be  two  feet  beyond  the  line  allowed  for  steps  and 
porticoes  and  no  more. 

Sec.  2.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  25th  March,  1841.. 


-    AN  ORDINANCE,. 
To  amend  an  Ordinance  for  regulating  the  election,  qualifi- 
cation and  duties  of  the  City  Surveyor,  to  fix  the  number 
of  feet  of  porticoes,  railings,  enclosures  and  pavements, 
&c,  passed  19th  August,  1839. 

Sec  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof,  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  the  sixteenth  section  of  the  above  recited  Ordinance, 
shall  be  amended  by  striking  therefrom  the  words  "Between 
East  and  West  Broad  streets,  and  South  Broad  street  and 
the  Bay." 

Sec  2.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  3d  November,  1842. 

W.  H.  CUYLER,  Chairman, 

Attest:  Elisha  Wylly,  Clerk  Council. 


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AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  amend  an  Ordinance  to  regulate  the  public  streets  of  the 
City.    Passed  19th  August,  1839. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hmnlets  thereof,  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  so  much  of  the  section  twenty-one  of  the  above  recited 
Ordinance,  as  permits  any  one  to  dig  under  the  bluff  for 
white  sand,  be  and  the  same  are  hereby  repealed. 

Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  any  person 
who  shall  dig  or  remove  sand  or  earth,  or  deposit  sand,  earth 
or  other  material,  at  any  point  hereafter  under  the  bluff,  or 
any  where  else  upon  the  public  domain,  or  in  the  streets  or 
lanes  of  the  City,  without  authority  previously  obtained  in 
writing  from  the  chairman  of  the  committee  of  streets  and 
lanes,  shall  be  fined  five  dollars  for  the  first,  ten  dollars  for 
the  second,  fifteen  dollars  for  the  third  and  twenty  dollars 
for  the  fourth  offence  and  so  on  at  the  discretion  of  the 
Mayor,  the  half  of  which  fines  shall  go  to  such  Marshal, 
Constable  or  other  public  officer  as  may  report  the  offender 
for  breach  of  this  Ordinance. 

Sec.  3.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  any  slave  or 
free  person  of  color  violating  this  Ordinance,  his  owner  or 
guardian  shall  be  held  liable  for  the  offence. 

Sec.  4.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  2d  May,  1844. 

W.  THORNE  WILLIAMS,  Mayor 

Attest :  Wm.  P.  Bo  wen,  Clerk  Council. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  amend  and  explain  the  eighth  section  of  an  Ordinance, 
entitled'  an  Ordinance,  for  regulating  the  election,  qualifi- 
cation and  duties  of  the  City  Surveyor,  and  to  fix  the 
number  of  feet  of  Porticoes.  Passed  the  1 9th  August,  1839, 
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410  STREETS. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  Ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof,  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordainedby  the  authority  of  the  same^ 
That  nothing  contained  in  the  eighth  section  of  said  Ordi- 
nance, above  mentioned,  shall  be  so  construed  as  to  permit 
any  railing  or  enclosure  to  be  erected  beyond  the  line  of  the 
lot,  unless  in  front  of  a  dwelling  house,  and  that  no  brick  or 
other  fence,  other  than  an  iron  or  wooden  railing,  shall  in 
any  case  be  erected  or  put  up  beyond  the  line  of  the  lots. 
And  that  no  railing  of  any  description,  shall  be  erected  in 
front  of  a  vacant  lot  or  lots  not  actually  having  a  dwelling 
house  thereon,  and  that  whenever  any  railing  is  erected,  in 
pursuance  of  the  eighth  section,  as  amended  and  explained 
by  this  Ordinance,  the  line  of  the  lot  shall  be  defined  and 
enclosed,  either  by  the  house,  or  an  inner  fence.  And  that 
the  said  railing  shall  be  erected  as  prescribed  by  said  eighth 
section,  as  amended  and  explained  by  this  Ordinance. 

Sec  2.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  7th  August,  1845. 

R.  WAYNE,  Mayor. 

Attest:  Edward  G,  Wilson,  Clerk  Council. 


rAN  ORDINANCE, 
To  amend  an  Ordinance,  entitled  an  Ordinance,  to  amend 
and  explain  the  eighth  section  of  an  Ordinance,  entitled 
an  Ordinance,  regulating  the  election,  qualifications,  and 
duties  of  the  City  Surveyor,  to  fix  the  number  of  feet  to 
Porticoes,  &c. 

Sec  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  assem- 
bled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  the  Ordinance  above  mentioned  be  so  amended,  as  to 
permit  open  railings,  either  of  iron  or  wood,  to  be  erected 
opposite  the  side  walks  of  a  dwelling  house.    Provided  the 


STREETS. 


411 


game  shall  not  extend  beyond  one  half  the  space  allowed 
for  said  railings,  as  set  forth  in  the  eighth  section,  aforesaid 
Sec.  2.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  12th  November,  1S46. 

H.  K.  BURROUGHS,  Mayor. 
Attest:  A.  C.  Davenport,  Clerk  Council. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  amend  an  Ordinance,  entitled  an  Ordinance,  for  regu- 
lating the  qualifications  and  duties  of  the  City  Surveyor^ 
to  fix  the  number  of  feet  of  Porticoes,  Railings  and  En- 
closures, and  Pavements,  and  to  regulate  the  same,  &c. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof,  in  Council  assem- 
bled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  the  space  allowed  for  Porticoes,  on  Jones,  Taylor,  Gor- 
don and  Gaston  streets,  be  six  feet,  and  for  Pavements  eight 
feet. 

q  Sec  2.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  29th  April,  1847. 

H.  K.  BURROUGHS,  Mayor, 
Attest:  A,  C.  Davenport,  Clerk  Council. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
Amendatory  of  the  various  Ordinances  of  the  City  of  Sav- 
annah, passed  in  relation  to  Steps,  Porticoes,  Pavements, 
&cv  &c. 

Sec  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  in  lieu  of  Porticoes  or  Steps,  it  shall  be  lawful  for  the 


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STREETS. 


owner  or  owners  of  brick  or  stone  houses,  to  erect  columns 
thereto,  not  exceeding  eighteen  inches  in  diameter,  Provided 
the  covering  thereof  is  not  less  than  ten  feet  high,  and  pro- 
vided also,  that  the  columns  shall  be  placed  outside  the  curb 
stone  and  touching  the  same. 
Sec.  2.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  15th  March,  1849. 

R.  WAYNE,  Mayor, 
Attest:  Edward  G.  Wilson,  Clerk  Council, 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  regulate  the  paving  of  the  side  walks  in  the  City  of 

Savannah. 

Sec  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Mdermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  from  and  after*  the  passage  of  this  Ordinance,  every 
owner  of  a  lot,  piece  or  parcel  of  ground,  within  the  corpor- 
ate limits  of  the  City  of  Savannah,  whether  the  same  be 
owned  in  fee  simple,  or  held  under  the  usual  title  from  the 
City,  shall  be  bound  within  six  months  of  the  notice  given, 
to  place  a  good  and  sufficient  pavement  or  side  walk  of  first 
quality  of  bricks  or  flag  stones,  the  curb  of  which  shall  in 
every  instance  be  of  curb  stones,  along  the  whole  length 
and  depth  of  said  lot,  which  may  front  on  any  street  or 
square  of  the  city,  and  said  pavement  or  side  walk  shall  be 
of  the  width  now  prescribed  by  the  Ordinances  of  the  city, 
and  of  such  height  and  level,  as  shall  be  marked  out  by  the 
City  Surveyor.  And  any  person  failing  to  comply  with  the 
above  notice,  within  the  time  aforesaid,  then  the  City  Sur- 
veyor and  City  Marshal  shall  cause  the  same  to  be  done 
and  return  the  amount  of  costs  and  charges  to  the  Mayor 
and  Aldermen,  who  shall  order  the  City  Treasurer  to  issue 
his  execution  for  the  same,  against  the  owner  or  lessee  of 


STREETS. 


413 


the  lot,  which  shall  be  levied  and  collected  as  all  other  ex- 
ecutions for  taxes  and  assessments  on  real  estate. 

Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  all  persons 
who  have  hitherto  neglected  or  refused  to  have  their  side 
walks  paved  in  front  of  their  lots,  under  the  present  Ordi- 
nances of  the  City,  shall  be  forthwith  notified  by  the  Marshal 
to  do  so,  within  the  time  specified  in  the  first  section  of  this 
Ordinance,  and  on  failing  to  comply,  the  Marshal  and  the 
City  Surveyor  shall  proceed,  as  in  case  of  default,  under 
said  first  section. 

Sec  3.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  all  pavements 
or  side  walks  now  finished,  or  that  may  hereafter  be  finished 
in  any  manner,  than  that  prescribed  in  the  first  section  of 
this  Ordinance,  shall  be  kept  in  good  order  and  repaired  from 
time  to  time  as  the  same  may  require  repairs,  by  the  owners 
or  lessees  of  the  lots.  And  on  failure  to  repair  and  keep  in 
order,  as  aforesaid,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  City  Marshal 
to  give  notice  to  the  owner  of  the  lot,  or  to  his  agent,  whether 
the  same  be  held  in  fee  simple  or  under  the  ordinary  City 
title;  that  the  pavement  is  in  bad  order  or  requiring  repairs. 
And  if  the  same  is  not  attended  to  within  thirty  days,  then 
the  City  Marshal  shall  proceed  as  is  directed  in  the  first  sec 
tion  of  this  Ordinance,  in  case  of  default  under  the  same. 
Passed  in  Council  28th  August,  1851. 

R.  WAYNE,  Mayor. 

Attest:  Edward  G.  Wilson,  Clerk  Council. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
Further  to  define  the  duties  of  the  City  Surveyor,  and  to 
increase  his  Salary. 

Sec  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof,  in  Council  as- 
sembled,  and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  City  Surveyor,  to  make  for 


414 


STEAM  BOATS. 


the  city  all  necessary  surveys  of  the  Springfield  plantation, 
and  all  city  grades  and  other  duties  required  by  the  different 
committees  of  council  for  public  purposes,  also  the  laying 
down  of  pavements. 

Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  Salary  of 
the  City  Surveyor,  shall  be  one  thousand  dollars  per  annum? 
with  such  labor,  as  the  committees  of  council  shall  allow  to 
aid  in  the  surveys. 

Passed  in  Council  26th  August,  1852. 

RICHARD  D.  ARNOLD,  Mayor. 

Attest:  R,  F.  Aiken,  Clerk  Council. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  be  entitled  an  Ordinance  to  define  certain  duties  of  the 
City  Surveyor. 

Sec  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  assem* 
bled,  and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same7 
That  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  City  Surveyor,  in  addition 
to  the  duties  now  prescribed  by  existing  Ordinances,  under 
the  direction  of  the  Mayor  or  the  committee  on  Streets  and 
Lanes,  to  superintend  and  examine  any  public  work  or  im- 
provement in  progress  in  the  city,  to  lay  out  the  public 
squares  and  parks,  and  fix  the  position  of  trees  to  be  planted 
in  the  squares,  parks  or  streets. 

Sec  2.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  29th  December,  1853. 

JOHN  E0  WARD,  Mayor, 


STEAM  BOATS. 


415 


STEAM  BOATS. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  regulate  the  speed  of  Steam  Boats,  while  running  with- 
in the  limits  of  the  wharves  of  the  City  of  Savannah. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof,  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  from  and  after  its  passage  no  Steam  Boat  shall,  while 
passing  the  line  of  wharves  in  the  city,  exceed  in  speed  five 
miles  per  hour.  Every  Steam  Boat  so  violating,  the  owner 
or  owners  thereof,  shall  be  subject  to  a  fine  not  exceeding 
thirty  dollars,  for  each  and  every  offence. 

Sec  2.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  28th  November,  1844. 

W.  THORNE  WILLIAMS,  Mayor. 

Attest:  Wm.  P.  Bowen,  Clerk  Council. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  render  more  effective  the  service  of  the  New  York  and 
Savannah  Atlantic  Navigation  Company. 

Whereas  it  is  of  vital  importance,  both  to  the  public  and 
company  . aforesaid,  that  its  operations  should  be  free  of  de- 
lays and  hindrances  to  which  its  Steamers  might  be  unavoid- 
ably exposed,  if  subject  to  the  rules  and  regulations  of  the 
Port,  with  respect  to  the  berths  of  vessels. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Mdermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof,  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  from  and  after  the  passage  of  this  Ordinance,  the  agent 
or  agents  of  the  company  aforesaid,  shall  have  the  entire 


416    STEVADORES,  PORTERS  OR  LABORERS, 


control,  independent  of  the  Harbor  Master,  of  Anderson's 
lower  wharf,  or  other  wharf  or  wharves  that  they  may  own,> 
hire  or  lease,  for  the  service  of  the  company  aforesaid. 

Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  should  any 
vessel  or  vessels  not  belonging  to  the  company  aforesaid,  be 
moored  at,  or  lying  alongside  the  said  company's  wharf  or 
wharves,  without  their  permission,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of 
the  Harbor  Master  whenever  requested  by  the  agent  or 
agents  of  the  company  aforesaid,  to  remove  or  cause  to  be 
removed  without  delay,  the  intruding  vessel  or  vessels 
aforesaid. 

Sec.  3,    Repealing  clause.  • 
Passed  in  Council  3d  August,  1848. 

H.  K.  BURROUGHS,  Mayor, 

Attest :  A.  C.  Davenport,  Clerk  Council 


STEVADORES,  PORTERS  OR  LABORERS. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  be  entitled  an  Ordinance  for  the  better  regulation  of 
Stevadores  and  other  Laborers  receiving  badges  from  the 
City. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof,  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  on  proof  of  any  Stevadore  or  other  laborer  having  de- 
frauded the  person  or  persons  hired  by  him  in  the  stowing  of 
cargoes,  or  other  work,  of  their  just  dues  by  retaining  a  part 
or  refusing  to  pay  over  such  amounts  as  are  due  the  said 
Stevadore  or  laborer,  having  a  badge  from  the  City,  shall 
forfeit  the  same,  and  shall  not  be  entitled  to  receive  another 


STEAM  ENGINES, 


417 


badge,  until  it  shall  be  made  to  appear,  that  he  hag  paid  all 
sums  due  to  such  hired  person  or  persons. 

Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  hearing  of 
such  proof  against  such  Stevaclore  or  laborer,  shall  be  before 
the  Mayor,  once  a  fortnight,  at  such  time  as  he  may  appoint, 
and  his  decision  shall  be  final  in  the  case,  or  subject  to  re- 
vision by  the  board  as  are  his  decisions  in  the  police  court 
If  the  person  charged  be  found  guilty,  he  shall  be  dealt 
with  as  prescribed  in  the  third  section  of  this  Ordinance. 

Sec.  3.  And  he  it  further  ordained,  That  if  any  Steva- 
dore  or  laborer  found  guilty  of  cheating,  or  withholding  the 
money  due  his  hired  men,  and  declared  disqualified  to  re- 
ceive a  badge  from  the  City,  be  found  at  any  time  engaged 
in  the  business  of  a  Stevadore  or  laborer  without  a  badge, 
on  proof  thereof  to  the  Mayor,  said  Stevadore  or  laborer 
shall  be  fined  in  the  sum  of  twenty-five  dollars,  or  receive 
thirty -nine  lashes  at  two  different  and  distinct  periods,  at 
the  discretion  of  the  Mayor,  by  the  hands  of  the  officer  des- 
ignated by  him,  and  at  such  place  as  he  may  direct. 

Sec.  4.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  10th  August  1843. 

RICHARD  D.  ARNOLD,  Mayor. 

Attest : .  Elisha  Wylly,  Clerk  Council. 


STEAM  ENGINES. 


AN  ORDINANCE. 
To  prohibit  the  erection  or  use  of  Steam  Engines  within 
the  corporate  limits  of  the  City  of  Savannah,  without  the 
permission  of  the  City  Council  of  said  city. 

Sec.  1 .    Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  assem^ 
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TAXES. 


bled,  and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same; 
That  from  and  after  the  passing  of  this  Ordinance,  no  Steam 
Engine  shall  hereafter  be  erected  or  used  within  the  corpo- 
rate limits  of  the  City  of  Savannah,  and  the  hajxilets  thereof, 
without  first  obtaining  the  permission  of  the  City  Council 
of  said  city. 

Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  if  any  person' 
or  persons,  shall  violate  any  of  the  provisions  of  this  Ordi- 
nance, he,  she  or  they  shall  on  conviction  before  the  police 
court,  be  fined  in  a  sum  not  exceeding  twenty-five  dollars 
per  day,  for  each  and  every  day  such  Steam  Engine  shall 
be  erected  or  used,  one  half  of  the  said  fine  to  be  payable' 
to  the  informer,  the  other  half  into  the  City  Treasury. 

Sec.  3.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council,  2d  June,  1854. 

JOHN  E.  WARD,  Mayor*- 

Attest:  Edward  G.  Wilson,  Clerk  Council. 


TAXES. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  amend  an  Ordinance,  entitled  an  Ordinance,  to  impost 
a  tax  on  Agencies  of  Insurance  and  on  dealers  in  Lottery 
Tickets,  passed  3d  day  of  March,  1838. 

Sec's.  I,  II,  andlll.  These  sections  which  imposed  a  speci- 
fic tax  on  all  Agencies  of  Insurance  Companies  established 
in  this  city,  and  pointing  out  the  mode  and  manner  in  which 
the  same  was  to  be  collected,  are  superseded  and  repealed 
by  the  second  and  fourth  sections  of  an  Ordinance  passed 
13th  March3  1851.    See  said  Ordinance  below. 


TAXES. 


419 


Sec.  4.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  from  and  after 
the  first  day  of  September  next,  there  shall  be  anniaally*paid 
to  the  City  Treasurer,  for  the  use  of  the  city,  by  each  and 
every  person  who  shall  for  money  or  other  valuable  thing 
or  reward,  sell,  dispose  of,  deliver,  or  for  another  receive  or 
order,  any  lottery  ticket  or  any  part  or  share  of  a  lottery 
ticket,  or  who  shall  advertise,  exhibit  any  sign,  or  otherwise 
offer  to  do  so  the  sum  of  one  hundred  dollars,  which  sum 
shall  be  paid  to  the  Treasurer,  before  such  person  shall  as 
aforesaid,  sell,  dispose  of,  or  deliver,  or  for  another  receive, 
or  order,  or  advertise,  or  exhibit  any  sign,  or  otherwise  offer 
to  sell,  dispose  of,  deliver,  receive,  or  order  any  lottery  ticket 
or  any  part  or  share  of  any  lottery  ticket.  And  if  any  per- 
son shall  for  money,  or  other  valuable  thing  or  reward,  sell, 
dispose  of,  or  for  another  receive,  or  order  any  lottery  ticket, 
or  any  part  or  share  of  a  lottery  ticket,  or  advertise,  or  ex- 
hibit any  sign,  or  otherwise  offer  so  to  do,  without  having 
previously  paid  the  said  sum  of  one  hundred  dollars  to  the 
City  Treasurer,  he  or  she  shall  on  conviction  before  council 
forfeit  and  pay  the  sum  of  one  hundred  dollars,  for  each 
and  every  time,  he  or  she  shall  so  sell,  dispose  of,  deliver,  or 
for  another  receive,  or  order  any  lottery  ticket,  or  shall  ad- 
vertise, exhibit  any  sign,  or  otherwise  offer  to  do  so. 

Sec.  5.  Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  30th  August,  1838. 

M.  HALL  MCALLISTER,  Mayor. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  amend  and  consolidate  the  various  Ordinances  of  the 
City  of  Savannah,  for  raising  a  fund  for  the  support  of  a 
Watch  in  the  City  of  Savannah,  and  to  prescribe  the 
mode  of  assessing  and  collecting  Taxes  in  the  City  of 
Savannah,  and  for  other  purposes  connected  therewith. 


420 


TAXES. 


Sec.  I.    This  section  which  imposes  a  certain  specific 

fax  on  ail  real  estate  and  improvements  in  the  city,  is  super- 
seded and  repealed,  by  first  section  Ordinance  passed  nth 
November,  1842,  and  first  section  Ordinance  passed  27th 
November,  1849.    See  said  Ordinances  below. 

Ssc.  2.  This  section  which  imposes  a  specific  tax  on 
stock  in  trade,  &a,  is  also  superseded  and  repealed,  with  the 
exception  of  the  following  paragraphs  which  are  still  in 
force,  and  are  not  superseded  and  repealed.  See  hereafter 
first  section  Ordinance  passed  11th  November,  1842,  and 
27th  November,  1849,  also  third  section  of  Ordinance,  16th 
November,  1843,  and  first  section  Ordinance,  3d  February, 
1848,  eleventh  section  Ordinance,  24th  January,  1842. — ■ 
Also  by  Ordinances  passed  20th  December,  1849,  and  10th 
February,  1853.    Title  "Drays,  Wagons  and  Vehicles." 

Be  it  further  ordained,  That  every  male  white  inhabi- 
tant, above  the  age  of  twenty-one  years  and  below  the  age 
of  sixty  years,  shall  pay  a  poll  tax  of  one  dollar.  And  that 
every  free  negro  or  person  of  color  (except  such  as  may  be 
enrolled  in  the  Fire  Company  and  exempted  by  the  Ordi- 
nances., in  such  cases  provided,)  an  inhabitant  of  this  city 
and  exercising  any  trade  or  handicraft,  or  the  business  of  a 
huckster,  carter  or  drayman,  shall  pay  a  poll  tax  of  ten  dol- 
lars, over  and  above  their  taxable  property  and  badges,  and 
that  every  other  free  male  negro  or  person  of  color,  from  the 
age  of  sixteen  to  forty-five,  (except  as  aforesaid,)  and  females 
from  the  age  of  fourteen  to  forty-five,  shall  pay  a  tax  of  six 
dollars  and  twenty-five  cents,  over  and  above  their  taxable 
property  and  badges.  And  the  owner  of  every  saddle  horse 
within  the  city,  shall  pay  a  tax  of  five  dollars,  (except 
members  of  the  Georgia  Hussars,  and  the  City  Constables 
and  City  Marshal) 

Sec.  3.  This  section  which  imposed  a  monthly  fine  or 
tax  on  billiard  tables,  repealed.  See  Ordnance  16th  Nov- 
ember, 1853,    Title  "Billiard  Tables  and  Bowling  Alleys." 


TAXES.  421 

"Sec*  4.  This  section  is  repealed  by  the  eleventh  section 
of  Ordinance  passed  24th  January,  1852.  See  said  Ordi- 
nance below,  Also,  by  Ordinance  passed  29th  August, 
1850.    See  title  "Auctioneers." 

Sec.  5.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  each  free  person 
of  color  who  may  remove  to  the  city  to  reside  therein,  from 
any  other  part  of  the  State,  shall  pay  to  the  Treasurer  the 
sum  of  one  hundred  dollars,  within  thirty  days  from  the 
date  of  his  arrival  as  aforesaid,  which  said  sum  shall  be  in 
addition  to  any  poll  or  other  tax  assessed  by  this  Ordinance 
upon  free  persons  of  color.  And  if  the  said  sum  be  not 
paid  as  aforesaid,  the  Mayor  upon  information  being  lodged 
with  him  of  said  default,  shall  and  may  issue  his  warrant, 
under  his  hand  and  seal,  directed  to  the  Marshal  or  any  of 
the  City  Constables  to  execute,  directing  him  or  any  of  them 
to  arrest  and  commit  to  the  common  Jail,  such  free  person 
of  color  so  in  default,  and  the  said  free  person  of  color  shall 
be  confined  therein  until  the  said  sum  of  money  is  paid,  or 
he,  or  she  be  discharged  by  order  of  Council,  or  due  course 
of  Law. 

Note.— So  far  as  the  imprisonment  of  .  the  said  Free  Persons  of  color  is 
authorized  by  the  foregoing  section,  it  is  declared  unconstitutional  and  void 
by  the  Supreme  Court  of  Georgia.  See  Cooper  and  al.  vs.  The  Mayor,  and 
Aldermen  of  the  City  of  Savannah.    4  Georgia  Reports  pp.  65. 

Sec,  6.  And  he  it  further  ordained,  That  in  future  the 
City  Treasurer  shall  perform  the  duties  of  a  Receiver  of  Tax 
Returns,  of  all  taxable  property  in  the  City  of  Savannah.: 
that  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  said  City  Treasurer,  to  en- 
quire into  and  take  an  account  of  all  real  estates,  stock 
in  trade,  slaves  and  other  taxable  personal  (property)  within 
the  city,  and  also  an  account  of  all  free  persons  of  color, 
(who  are  not  exempt  from  the  payment  of  City  Taxes,  by 
enrollment  on  the  list  of  the  Fire  Company,)  noticing  their 
trades,  occupation  and  employments.  And  the  said  City 
Treasurer  shall  keep  an  assessment  book  or  digest  of  all 


422 


TAXES. 


property  liable  to  taxation,  with  the  value  of  the  same,  the 
names  of  the  persons  owning  the  same,  and  all  other  per- 
son or  persons  liable  to  pay  any  City  Taxes,  arranged  in 
alphabetical  order,  with  the  amount  of  such  persons  tax  op? 
posite  to  his  or  her  name,  in  conformity  to  his  or  her  return 
or  assessment,  and  the  said  City  Treasurer  shall  begin  his 
said  duties  on  the  first  day  of  January  annually. 

Sec.  7.  Jhul  he  if  further  ordained,  That  all  and  every 
person  or  persons,  who  are,  or  may  be  liable  to  pay  any  tax 
now  imposed  or  hereafter  to  be  imposed  by  any  Ordinance 
of  the  City  Council,  shall  on  or  before  the  sixteenth  day  of 
February,  annually,  (except  otherwise  provided  by  this  or 
any  other  Ordinance  in  force,)  return  a  particular  account 
in  writing  to  the  City  Treasurer,  of  all  the  lands,,  buildings, 
slaves,  carriages,  chairs  and  vehicles  of  all  descriptions, 
subject  to  taxation,  and  saddle  horses  not  used  for  draft,  (ex- 
cept the  horses  of  the  Georgia  Hussars,  City  Marshal  and 
City  Constables,)  and  of  all  other  property  subject  to  taxa- 
tion within  the  city,  which  he,  she  or  they  on  the  first  day 
of  January,  in  the  said  year  owned  or  possessed,  either  in 
his,  her  or  their  own  right,  or  in  the  right  of  any  other  person 
or  persons  whatever  liable  to  pay  City  Taxes,  specifying  the 
situation  of  the  said  lots  and  buildings  and  the  value  thereof, 
the  amount  of  their  stock  in  trade,  the  number  of  slaves, 
laborers  or  tradesmen,  and  whether  their  owners  be  resident 
or  non-residents,  the  number  of  wheels  and  description  of 
taxable  carriages,  the  number  of  saddle  horses  and  other 
property  subject  to  taxation,  and  shall  state  also  their  pro-r 
fession,  whether  Attorney  at  Law,  Physicians,  Auctioneers, 
Commission  Merchants,  Factors  or  Brokers  and  their  polls., 
(when  above  the  age  of  twenty-one  years  and  below  the 
age  of  sixty  years,)  which  return,  shall  be  attested  in  the 
words  following. 

(See  the  oath  as  amended  and  which  is  now  to  be  ad«? 
ministered  in  full,  in  first  section  of  Ordinance  immediately 
succeeding  this  Ordinance.) 


TAXES, 


423 


And  the  said  City  Treasurer  or  acting  City  Treasurer  is 
hereby  authorized  and  required  to  administer  said  oath  and 
no  return  shall  under  any  pretence  be  received  by  him  un- 
less the  same  be  on  oath  or  affirmation  as  aforesaid.  And 
in  case  any  person  or  persons  owning  any  taxable  property, 
or  liable  to  any  taxation  within  the  city,  whether  it  be  on 
property,  profession  or  poll,  shall  neglect  or  refuse  to  make 
such  return  or  returns,  and  account  to  the  City  Treasurer  as 
aforesaid,  on  or  before  the  said  sixteenth  day  of  February  in 
every  year,  he,  she  or  they  shall  be  deemed  as  a  defaulter  or 
defaulters,  and  shall,  by  the  said  City  Treasurer,  be  doubly 
assessed  and  be  double  taxed  for  ail  his,  her  or  their  taxable 
property,  profession  or  polls,  according  to  the  best  informa- 
tion he  the  said  City  Treasurer  can  obtain  of  such  taxable 
property,  profession  or  polls,  and  from  such  assessment  and 
double  taxation  there  may  be  an  appeal  to  the  City  Council, 
at  any  time  within  ten  days  after  the  time  required  to  close 
the  digest.  And  if  it  shall  appear  to  the  City  Treasurer  that 
the  property  returned  and  valued,  is  valued  at  a  sum  below 
its  real  value,  he  shall  be  at  liberty  to  call  on  the  Finance 
Committee  of  Council,  whose  duiy  it  shall  be  to  ascertain 
the  value  of  the  same,  and  the  City  Treasurer  will  make  his 
assessment  from  such  valuation.*  And  the  said  City  Treas- 
urer shall  complete  his  assessment  and  digest  of  the  pro- 
perty required,  by  the  first  day  of  April  in  every  year,  and 
return  the  same  to  the  City  Council,  and  thereupon  take  the 
following  oath,  viz:  I  do  solemnly  swear, that  the  statement 
or  schedule  which  I  now  render  of  the  taxable  property  of 
the  persons  therein  named,  is  just  and  true  to  the  best  of  my 
judgment,  knowledge,  information  and  belief. — So  help  me 
God. 

Sec.  8.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  whenever  any 
person  shall  hereafter  commence  business  or  acquire  a  stock 

*  See  Ordinance  passed  23d  February,  1854,  hereafter  authorizing' the 
Mayor  to  appoint  three  freeholders  annually,  to  assess  the  value  of  the 
Seal  Estate  and  improvements  within  the  City  subject  to  taxation. 


TAXES. 


in  trade  within  the  city,  at  any  time  after  the  first  day  of 
January,  and  before  the  first  day  of  April  in  any  year,  and 
which  shall  not  have  been  returned  as  of  the  first  of  Jan- 
uary, in  conformity  with  the  provisions  of  this  Ordinance 
such  person  or  persons  shall  on  or  before  the  first  day  of 
May,  make  a  return  on  oath  of  the  greatest  amount  of  value 
of  such  stock  in  trade,  which  such  person  or  persons  may 
have  been  possessed  of  at  any  time  between  the  first  day  of 
January  and  the  first  day  of  April,  in  default  whereof,  the 
City  Treasurer  shall  assess  and  double  tax  such  person  or 
persons  in  the  manner  and  under  the  rules  prescribed  for 
other  defaulters,  (and  for  that  purpose  he  shall  add  a  sup- 
plement to  his  digest,)  from'  which  assessment,  an  appeal 
may  be  had  to  Council;  and  execution,  as  in  other  tax 
executions. 

Sec.  9,.  Jlnd  he  it  further  ordained,  That  all  taxes  now 
imposed,  or  which  may  be  hereafter  imposed  by  any  Ordi- 
nance, shall  unless  otherwise  directed  by  any  existing  Ordi- 
nance, or  any  Ordinance  hereafter  to  be  made,  be  paid  to 
the  City  Treasurer  on  or  before  the  first  day  of  May  in  each 
and  every  year,  (now  fifteenth  day  of  May,  in  each  and 
every  y^ar.  See  first  section  Ordinance  12th  April,  1849, 
immediately  succeeding  this  Ordinance,)  and  it  shall  be  the 
duty  of  the  said  City  Treasurer,  immediately  after  the  said 
first  day  of  May,  in  each  and  every  year,  (now  fifteenth 
May,)  to  issue  executions  against  all  and  every  person  who 
shall  not  on  or  before  said  day  have  paid  his,  or  her  or  their 
taxes.  And  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  said  Treasurer,  to  make 
a  duplicate  list  or  schedule  of  the  same,  containing  the 
names  of  the  persons  in  default  and  the  sums  due  by  them, 
and  he  shaii  forthwith  place  the  said  executions  in  the  hands 
of  the  City  Marshal,  and  shall  take  from  the  said  Marshal 
duplicate  receipts  for  the  said  several  executions,  stating 
that  he  had  received  the  same  for  immediate  collection.  And 
one  of  the  said  schedules  or  lists  shall  remain  on  record  in 
the  office  of  the  Treasurer,  and  the  other  shall  be  delivered 


TAXES. 


425 


fcy  him  to  Council  whilst  in  session,  and  shall  be  filed  by 
the  clerk  with  the  records  in  his  office. 

Sec.  10,  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  on  the  delivery 
of  the  executions,  and  the  receipt  thereof  by  the  Marshal, 
the  Treasurer  shall  open  an  account  in  the  books  of  the 
treasury  against  such  Marshal,  who  shall  be  charged  as  in- 
debted to  the  Corporation  of  Savannah,  to  the  amount  of  the 
executions  so  received  by  the  Marshal,  and  he,  the  said 
Marshal  and  his  securities,  shall  be  chargeable  for  the  same, 
unless  collected  or  otherwise  accounted  for  by  this  Ordi- 
nance. 

Sec.  11.  And  he  it  further  ordained,  That  it  shall  be 
the  duty  of  the  said  Marshal,  to  collect  the  amount  of  the 
several  executions  received  by  him  from  the  Treasurer  with- 
in sixty  days  after  the  receipt  thereof,  and  pay  such  amount 
over  to  the  Treasurer,  and  in  case  of  non-payment  of  the 
same  by  the  persons  against  whom  the  said  executions  are 
issued,  the  said  Marshal  shall  levy  upon  any  goods  and 
chattels,  of  said  defaulters,  and  if  none  to  be  found,  or  the 
same  be  insufficient  to  discharge  the  whole  amount  due,  as 
aforesaid,  then  the  houses,  lots  or  other  real  estate  of  said  de- 
faulters, or  so  much  thereof  as  will  pay  the  taxes  due  with 
costs,  and  he  shall  advertise  and  sell  the  same  at  public  outcry 
in  such  manner  as  the  Ordinances  regulating  sales  prescribes. 
And  in  case  of  insolvency  or  absence,  where  no  property 
can  be  found  of  the  defendant  or  defaulter,  it  shall  be  spe- 
cially rep'orted  to  Council  by  the  said  Marshal,  who  shall 
have  credit  for  the  same  or  so  much  thereof  as  shall  be 
allowed  by  Council  or  a  committee  thereof.  And  all  exe- 
cutions which  shall  not  be  collected,  levied  on  property,  or 
returned  as  due  by  insolvent  or  absent  persons  without  pro- 
perty and  approved  by  Council,  within  three  months  from 
and  after  the  date  of  the  said  Marshal's  receipt  to  the  Treas- 
urer, as  aforesaid,  the  said  several  amounts  thus  uncollected 
or  unaccounted  for,  as  required  by  this  Ordinance,  shall  be- 
come absolute  sums  due  to  the  Corporation  of  the  City  of 
Savannah,  and  assumed  by  the  said  Marsha],  which  he  shall 
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TAXES. 


pay  to  the  Treasurer  within  ten  days  after  the  order  of 
council  for  the  payment  thereof,  or  the  same  shall  be  collect- 
ed by  due  course  of  law,  against  the  said  Marshal  and  his 
securities.  And  the  Treasurer  and  City  Marshal  shall  be 
each  entitled  to  the  sum  of  fifty  cents  on  each  execution^ 
which  shall  be  paid  by  the  defendant  or  defaulter,  and  the 
Marshal  shall  also  be  entitled  to  his  usual  commissions  on 
all  sales  made  by  him  under  such  executions,  to  be  deducted 
from  the  proceeds  of  the  property  sold. 

Sec  12.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  if  no  property 
of  any  free  person  of  color  can  be  found  to  satisfy  any  tax 
execution  issued  against  him  or  her,  he  or  she  shall  be 
obliged  to  work  on  the  streets,  or  elsewhere  for  the  benefit 
of  the  city,  under  the  direction  of  the  City  Marshal,  until 
the  said  tax  is  paid,  allowing  one  dollar  for  males  per  day 
and  fifty  cents  per  day  for  females,  for  such  work/ 

Sec  1 3.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  tax  im- 
posed by  an  Ordinance  passed  the  27th  October,  1825,  en- 
titled an  Ordinance  amendatory  of  the  Fire  Ordinance 
passed  the  11th  day  of  March,  1825,  be  and  the  same  is 
hereby  in  all  respects  confirmed.  And  the  following  Ordi- 
nances are  also  confirmed,  viz:  An  Ordinance  entitled  an 
Ordinance  to  impose  a  tax  on  the  branches,  offices  and 
agencies  of  institutions  and  companies,  Whose  capital  or 
money  is  used  for  banking  purposes,  passed  on  the  first 
March,  1838,  as  amended  by  an  Ordinance  passed  the  16th 
August,  1838,  entitled  an  Ordinance,  to  amend  an  Ordi- 
nance to  impose  a  tax  on  the  branches,  offices  and  agencies 
of  institutions  and  companies  whose  capital  or  money  is 
used  for  banking  purposes,  passed  on  1st  March,  1838,* 
and  an  Ordinance  passed  on  the  30th  August,  1838,  entitled 
an  Ordinance,  to  amend  an  Ordinance  to  impose  a  tax  on 
agencies  of  insurance  and  on  dealers  in  lottery  tickets,  pas»: 

*  The  Ordinance  of  1st  March,  1838,  and  as  amended  by  Ordinance  16th 
August,  1838,  are  superceded  and  repealed  by  Ordinances  passed  29th  Dec, 
1842, 26th  Jan., 1843,  and  16th  Nov.,  1843.  See  said  Ordinances  hereafter, 


TAXES, 


427 


sed  on  the  3d  March,  1838.  And  all  other  Ordinances  or 
parts  of  Ordinances,  except  those  above  particularly  enu? 
merated,  in  any  manner  imposing  a  tax,  and  all  Ordinances 
,or  parts  of  Ordinances  militating  against  this  Ordinance,  be 
and  the  same  are  hereby  repealed. 

Passed  in  Council  27th  August,  1839. 

R.  R.  CUYLER,  Chairman  pro  tern, 
Attest :  Joseph  Felt,  Clerk  Council,  pro  tern. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
Entitled  an  Ordinance,  to  amend  an  Ordinance,  entitled  an 
Ordinance  to  amend  and  consolidate  the  various  Ordi- 
nances of  the  City  of  Savannah,  for  raising  a  fund  for 
the  support  of  the  City  Watch  of  Savannah,  and  to  pre- 
scribe the  mode  of  assessing  and  collecting  taxes  in  the 
City  of  Savannah,  and  for  other  purposes  connected 
therewith. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  assem- 
bled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  in  place  of  the  oath  prescribed  to  the  persons  making 
returns  of  taxable  property,  by  the  seventh  section  of  said 
Ordinance.  The  following  oath  shall  be  administered,  viz : 
I,  do  solemnly  swear  (or  affirm  as  the  case  may  be)  that  the 
return  which  I  do  now  give,  is  a  just  and  true  account  of  all 
the  property  liable  to,  or  chargable  with  City  tax,  which  on 
the  first  day  of  January  of  the  present  year  I  was  posses- 
sed of,  entitled  to,  or  interested  in,  in  my  own  right,  (or  if 
the  case  be  so  as  Guardian,  Executor,  Administrator,  Agent 
or  Trustee,)  that  I  believe  the  said  return  to  be  in  all  res- 
pects a  correct  and  honest  one.  That  I  have  practised  no 
equivocation,  reservation  or  fraud  in  the  same.  And  that 
the  value  of  said  property  where  named,  is  the  fair- and  pro- 


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TAXES. 


per  value  thereof.    Ail  which  I  swear  (or  affirm)  to  the  best 
of  my  knowledge,  recollection  or  belief. — So  help  me  God. 
Sec.  2.    Repealing  clause. 
*  Passed  in  Council  21st  December,  1339.. 

ROBERT  M.  CHARLTON,  Mayor.  . 
Attest:  M.  Myers,  Clerk  of  Council 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  alter  the  ninth  section  of  an  Ordinance,  entitled  an  Or- 
dinance, to  amend  and  consolidate  the  various  Ordinances 
of  the  City  of  Savannah,  for  raising  a  fund  for  the  support 
of  a  Watch  in  the  City  of  Savannah,  and  to  prescribe  the 
mode  of  assessing  and  collecting  taxes  in  the  City  of  Sav- 
annah, and  for  other  purposes  connected  therewith,  passed 
the  27th  August,  1839. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  assem- 
bled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same. 
That  the  first  paragraph  of  the  ninth  section  of  the  above 
recited  Ordinance,  be  so  altered  as  to  read  as  follows,  "Be  it 
further  ordained,  that  all  taxes  now  imposed,  or  which  may 
hereafter  be  imposed  by  any  Ordinance,  shall  (unless  other- 
wise directed  by  any  existing  Ordinance  or  an  Ordinance 
hereafter  to  be  made,)  be  paid  to  the  City  Treasury  on  or 
before  the  fifteenth  day  of  May  in  each  and  every  year,  and 
it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  said  Treasurer  immediately  after 
the  fifteenth  day  of  May,  in  each  and  every  year,  to  issue 
executions  against  all  and  every  person  who  shall  not  on  or 
before  the  said  day  have  paid  his,  her  or  their  taxes. 

Sec.  2.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  12th  April,  1849. 

R.  WAYNE,  Mayor, 

Attest:  Edward  G.  Wilson,  Clerk  Council. 


TAXES. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 

Amendatory  of  and -in  addition  to  the  existing  tax  Ordi- 
nances of  the  City  of  Savannah,  for  raising  supplies  for 
the  support  of  >the  City  Watch  and  for  other  purposes. 

Whereas  in  the  opinion  of  this  board  the  revenue  of  the 
city  arising  from  ordinary  sources,  and  from  taxation  under 
the^existing  tax  Ordinances  will  be  inadequate  to  meet  the  de- 
mands upon  the  city  for  the  ensuing  year,  by  reason  of  the  debt 
contracted  by  the  subscription  to  the  stock  of  the  Central 
Rail  Road,  and  of  the  deficiency  in  the  usual  revenue  by 
the  suspension  of  dividends  by  the  Central  Rail  Road  and 
Banking  Company  of  Georgia. 

And  whereas  in  consequence  thereof  it  is  deemed  by  this 
board,  expedient  and  necessary  to  continue  the  Ordinance 
of  the  last  year,  adding  fifty  per  cent  on  the  amount  of  taxes 
imposed  by  the  previously  existing  Ordinances  of  the  city. 

And  whereas  there  are  various  pursuits,  occupations  and 
business,  yielding  lucrative  incomes  and  profits  to  those  en- 
gaged in  them,  which  now  bear  none  or  a  very  inconsidera- 
ble portion  of  the  burden  of  taxation,  and  it  being  consid- 
ered by  this  board  expedient  and  just,  as  far  as  possible  to 
equalize  that  burden  among  all  classes  of  citizens  in  pro- 
portion to  their  advantages  and  means. 

Sec.  1.  This  section  which  added  fifty  per  cent  on  the 
taxes  imposed  by  previously  existing  Ordinances  for  the 
year  1842,  is  superseded  and  repealed  by  Ordinance  passed 
22&  November,  1849.    See  said  Ordinance  below. 

Sec.  2.  And  he  it  further  ordained,  That  on  the  gross 
amount  of  sales  of  all  negroes,  goods,  wares  and  merchan- 
dise, or  other  commodity,  article,  or  thing  sold,  within  the 
corporate  limits  of  the  City  of  Savannah,  by  any  person  or 
persons  whomsoever,  upon  or  for  a  commission,  premium, 
per  centage  or  other  profit,  charged  or  to  be  charged  thereon, 
.or  on  joint  account,  and  when  not  included  in  the  returns  as 
•stock  in  trade,  and  whether  for  cash,  or  credit,  between  the 


43.0 


TAXES, 


twenty-fourth  day  of  January  eighteen  hundred  and  forty- 
two  and  the  last  day  of  April  eighteen  hundred  and  forty-* 
two  inclusive,  and  annually  thereafter,  between  the  first  day 
of  May  in  each  and  every  year,  and  the  last  day  of  April 
in  each  succeding  year  inclusive,  there  shall  he  paid  by  the 
person  so  selling,  whether  commission  merchant,  broker  or 
agent  of  any  nature  or  kind  whatsoever,  fifty  cents  on 
every  hundred  dollars  of  the  amount  of  such  sales  respec- 
tively. Provided  that  this  clause  shall  not  extend  to  Bice, 
Cotton  or  Lumber  sold  by  any  Factor,  or  goods,  wares  or 
merchandise  sold  at  public  auction  by  Vendue  Masters, 
That  all  and  every  person  or  persons  selling  or  disposing  of 
negroes,  goods,  wares,  merchandise  or  other  commodity^ 
article  or  thing,  on  or  for  a  commission,  premium,  per  cen- 
tage  or  other  profit  charged,  or  to  be  charged  thereon,  shall 
on  the  first  day  of  May  next,  and  annually  thereafter  on 
the  first  day  of  May  in  each  and  every  succeeding  year, 
deliver  on  oath  a  true  and  just  return  of  the  amount  of 
sales,  made  by  him,  her  or  them  within  the  period  aforesaid 
to  the  Treasurer  of  the  City  of  Savannah  at  his  office,  and 
then  and  there  shall  take  the  following  oath. 

I,  A .  B.,  do  solemnly  swear,  (or  affirm  as  the  case  may  be) 
that  the  return  which  I  now  give  in,  contains  a  just  and 
true  account  of  the  gross  amount  of  sales  of  all  negroes, 
goods,  wares,  merchandise,  or  other  commodity,  article, 
or  thing,  sold  by  me  on  commission,  between  the  twenty- 
fourth  day  of  January,  eighteen  hundred  and  forty-two  and 
the  last  day  of  April,  eighteen  hundred  and  forty- two  in- 
clusive, (and  on  the  first  day  of  May  and  the  last  day  of 
April  in  each  succeeding  year,  as  prescribed  in  this  section, 
as  the  case  may  be)  subject  to  taxation  by  the  preceding 
clause. — So  help  me  Gob. 

(See  this  section  amended  as  to  the  time  when  the  above 
return  is  to  be  made.  See  fifth  section  of  Ordinance  passed 
13th  March,  1851,  below. 

Sec.  3.  This  section  which  imposed  a  tax  on  the  gross 
amount  of  sales  of  all  rice,  cotton,  and  lumber  upon,  or  for 


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k  commission,  is  repealed  by  Ordinance  passed  22d  Septem- 
ber, 1842,  immediately  succeeding  this  Ordinance. 

Sec.  4.  And  be  it  further  ordained.  That  if  any  person  or 
persons  selling  or  disposing  in  the  City  of  Savannah,  of  any 
of  the  articles  or  things  mentioned  in  the  second  and  third 
sections  of  this  Ordinance,  and  who  is  required  by  those 
sections  to  make  a  return  of  the  amount  of  sales  thereof, 
shall  fail  or  neglect  to  make  such  return,  at  the  time  and  in 
the  manner  herein  prescribed,  every  such  person  or  persons 
shall  be  liable  to  a  tax  of  two  hundred  dollars,  (now  one 
thousand  dollars. — See  fourth  section  Ordinance  11th  Nov- 
ember, 1842,  below,)  to  be  paid  into  the  Treasury  of  the 
City  of  Savannah,  on  the  time  and  times  prescribed  for 
making  said  return,  and  on  failure  to  pay  the  same,  execu- 
tion immediately  to  issue,  by  the  City  Treasurer,  against 
the  goods  and  chattels,  lands  and  tenements  of  all  and  every 
person  so  making  default. 

Sec,  5  and  6.  These  sections  are  superseded  and  repeal- 
ed by  the  first  and  third  sections  of  an  Ordinance  passed 
the  13th  March,  1851.    See  said  Ordinance  below. 

Sec.  7.  The  first  paragraph  of  this  section  imposing  a 
specific  tax  on  resident  Dentists,  is  superseded  by  first  sec- 
tion Ordinance  13th  March,  1851,  below.  The  remainder 
of  this  section  is  considered  as  of  force  and  is  as  follows : 
And  that  every  transient  non-resident  Dentist,  be  required 
before  he  commences  the  exercise  of  his  p?:ofession  to  ob- 
tain from  the  Mayor  a  license,  for  which  he  shall  pay  twen- 
ty-five dollars  and  fees,  and  upon  neglect  or  refusal  to  do 
so,  shall  be  liable  to  pay  double  the  above  amount,  to  be  re- 
covered by  execution  to  issue  as  in  other  cases. 

Sec  8.  This  section  repealed  by  Ordinance  passed  27th 
March,  185L    See  said  Ordinance  below, 


TAXES. 


Sec.  9.  And  he  it  further  ordained,  That  all  and  every 
transient  non-resident  person  or  persons,  who  shall  bring 
into  the  City  of  Savannah,  for  the  purpose  of  vending  in 
said  city,  any  stocks  of  Fancy  or  Dry  Goods,  Toys  or  other 
merchandize,  whether  the  same  be  to  sell  on  their  own  ac- 
count or  for  that  of  others,  shall  be  liable  to  a  tax  of  fifty 
dollars,  to  be  paid  into  the  City  Treasury  in  advance,  before 
such  article  or  articles  are  vended.  And  that  on  failure  to 
pay  the  same,  the  City  Treasurer  shall  immediately  issue 
execution  for  the  collection  thereof 

Sec.  10.  *Rnd  be  it  further  ordained,  That  all  horses  and 
mules  brought  into  the  City  of  Savannah  for  sale,  shall  be  liable 
to  a  tax  of  one  dollar  on  each  and  every  head  to  be  paid  into  the 
City  Treasury  by  the  owners  or  agents,  having  charge  of  said- 
horses  or  mules,  in  advance,  and  before  vending  the  same7 
and  that  on  refusal  or  neglect  by  any  owner  or  agent  to  pay 
the  said  tax,  such  owner  or  agent  shall  be  liable  to  a  penalty 
of  one  hundred  dollars,  for  which  sum  executions  shall  be 
issued,  immediately  upon  such  refusal  or  neglect  for  the  re-> 
covery  of  the  said  tax.  Provided,  that  the  amount  of  one 
dollar  be  refunded  on  each  horse  and  mule  carried  away 
unsold, 

Sec.  11.  Jind  be  it  further  ordained,  That  so  much 
of  the  fourth  section  of  the  existing  tax  Ordinance,  entitled 
an  Ordinance  to  consolidate,  &c,  as  imposes  a  tax  upon 
goods,  wares  and  merchandise  sold  on  commission  at  private 
sale,  and  requiring  a  return  to  be  made  of  such  sale,  and 
also  the  Ordinance  of  the  13th  December,  1841,  amendatory 
Of  the  said  fourth  section ;  and  all  existing  Ordinances  im- 
posing any  tax  upon  commission  merchants,  on  account  of 
sales  on  commission  or  income  derived  therefrom,  and  all 
previously  existing  professional  tax,  together  with  all  other 
Ordinances  or  parts  of  Ordinances,  conflicting  with  this  Ordi- 
nance, be  and  the  same  are  hereby  repealed. 
Passed  in  Council  24th  January,  1842. 

WM.  THORN E  WILLIAMS,  Mayor.- 

Attest:  Elisha  Wylly,  Clerk  Council 


TAXES 


433 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  repeal  in  part  an  Ordinance  amendatory  of  and  in  ad- 
dition to  the  existing  tax  Ordinances  of  the  City  of  Sav- 
annah, for  raising  supplies  for  the  support  of  a  Watch, 
and  for  other  purposes,  passed  the  24th  day  of  January, 
1842. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  M ay  or  andJl  Mermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  assem- 
bled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  the  eighth  section  of  the  above  described  Ordinance 
be  and  the  same  are  hereby  repealed. 

Passed  in  Council  27th  March,  1851. 

R.  WAYNE,  Mayor. 
Attest:  Edward  G.  Wilson,  Clerk  Council. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
Entitled  an  Ordinance,  to  amend  an  Ordinance,  passed  on 
the  24th  day  of  January,  1842,  entitled  an  Ordinance, 
amendatory  of  and  in  addition  to  the  existing  Ordinances 
of  the  City  of  Savannah,  for  raising  supplies  for  the  sup- 
port of  the  City  Watch  and  other  purposes. 

Sec.  1.  Whereas  it  is  the  opinion  of  this  board  that  so 
much  of  said  ordinance  as  is  contained  in  the  third  section 
authorizing  a  city  tax  on  the  gross  sales  of  Rice,  Cotton  and 
Lumber  sold  in  this  market  is  unwise,  unjust  and  impolitic. 

bEc  2.  And  whereas,  in  consequence  thereof  it  is  deem- 
ed by  this  board  necessary  and  expedient  to  repeal  so  much 
of  said  ordinance  as  is  hereinbefore  recited,  Be  it  therefore 
ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the  City  of  Sav- 
annah and  Hamlets  thereof  in  council  assembled,  that  the 
same  is  hereby  repealed. 

Passed  in  Council  22d  September,  1842. 

RICHARD  D.  ARNOLD,  Mayor. 
Attest:  James  Cleland,  Clerk  Council  pro  tern, 
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434 


TAXES. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 

Amendatory  of  and  in  addition  to  the  Tax  Ordinance  of 
the  City  of  Savannah,  for  raising  supplies  for  the  support 
of  a  Watch,  and  for  other  purposes. 

Whereas,  it  is  manifest  that  the  revenue  of  the  City  from 
the  existing  tax  ordinances  is  insufficient  to  meet  its  current 
expenses. 

Sec.  1.  Beit  ordained  by  the  May  or  and  Alder  men  of  th& 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same. 
That  instead  of  the  tax  now  imposed  on  real  estate  and 
stock  in  trade,  in  the  City  of  Savannah,  there  shall  be  levied 
the  following  tax,  that  is  to  say,  on  all  houses,  buildings,  lots 
and  wharves  within  the  said  city,  as  well  unimproved  as 
improved,  (excepting  lots  held  by  lease  from  the  corporation 
and  the  lots  and  buildings  belonging  to  the  Academy  of 
Chatham  County,  and  all  other  charitable  institutions  now 
exempt  by  Ordinance,)  the  sum  of  one  per  cent  for  every 
hundred  dollars  value  thereof.  And  on  all  stock*  in  trade 
ihe  sum  of  one  per  cent  on  every  hundred  dollars  value 
thereof, 

Sec.  2.  This  section  is  superseded  and  repealed  by  ther 
first  and  third  sections  of  Ordinance  passed  13th  March, 
1851,  below. 

Sec  3.  Jind  be  it  further  ordained,  That  no  transient 
person  selling  at  private  sale  under  the  name  of  any  resident 
merchant,  auctioneer  or  other  resident,  shall  be  exempt  from 
the  payment  of  the  tax  imposed  by  the  ninth  section  of  the  ~ 
Ordinance  entitled  an  Ordinance,  amendatory  of  and  in  ad- 
dition to  the  existing  tax  Ordinances  of  the  City  of  Sav- 
annah, for  raising  supplies  for  the  support  of  a  Watch,  and 
for  other  purposes,  passed  the  24th  day  of  January,  1842. 
(See  said  ninth  section  above,  and  also  an  Ordinance  passed 


TAXES, 


435 


16th  November,  1843,  entitled  an  Ordinance  to  levy  a  tax 
on  (transient)  retail  merchants,  title  "Licences." 

Sec.  4.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  any  person 
failing  to  make  the  retain  contemplated  (in  the  second  sec- 
tion of  this  Ordinance,)  and  m  the  second  section  of  the 
Tax  Ordinance,  passed  on  the  24th  day  of  January,  1842, 
shall  be  liable  to  a  tax  of  one  thousand  dollars. 

Sec  5.  And  be  it  furt her  ordained,  That  the  owner  of 
each  dog  in  the  city  shall  pay  a  tax  of  two  dollars,  and  the 
master  or  head  of  each  family,  shall  be  deemed  the  owner  of 
every  dog  upon  the  lot  on  which  said  master  or  head  of  a 
family  resides.  (See  this  section  as  amended  by  an  Ordi- 
nance passed  16th  November,  1843,  title  "Dogs." 

Sec  6.  This  section  is  amended  by  the  next  succeeding 
Ordinance,  passed  29th  December,  1842,  and  then  repealed 
by  first  section  of  Ordinance  passed  16th  November,  1843, 
below. 

Sec  7.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  it  shall  be  the 
duty  of  the  Cashier,  President,  manager  or  chief  clerk  of  all 
and  every  snch  Bank,  Insurance  or  Trust  Company,  or  in- 
corporated Joint  Stock  Company,  or  any  agency  of  such 
Bauk,  Insurance  or  Trust  Company,  or  incorporated  Joint 
Stock  Company,  to  make  return  to  the  Treasurer  of  the  city 
of  all  such  capital  stock. 

Sec  8.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  time,  mode 
and  manner  of  making  tax  returns,  the  assessment  and  val- 
uation of  property,  and  the  collection  of  taxes  and  forfeiture 
shall  remain  as  now  in  force,  under  the  existing  Ordinances 
of  the  cit}^. 

Passed  in  Council  11th  November,  1842. 

WM.  H.  CUTLER,  Acting  Mayor. 

Attest:  Elisha  Wylly,  Clerk  Council. 


t 


436 


TAXES. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
Amendatory  of  the  tax  Ordinance,  passed  on  the  11th  Nov- 
ember, 1842. 

Sec.  1.  Be  if  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Jlldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof,  in  Council  assem- 
bled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  the  sixth  section  of  the  tax  Ordinance,  passed  11th 
November,  1842,  be  stricken  out,  and  in  place  thereof  the 
following  shall  be  inserted.  (That  all  stock  in  the  capital  of 
any  bank,  (the  Central  Rail  Road  and  Banking  Company 
excepted,)  insurance  or  trust  company  or  any  incorporated 
joint  stock  company  in  this  city,  shall  pay  an  annual 
tax  of  one  per  centum  every  hundred  dollars,  of  the  mar- 
ket value  of  said  stock.)  This  paragraph  repealed,  see 
first  section  Ordinance  16th  November,  1843,  below. — 
And  that  all  bank  agencies,  shall  be  taxed  one  per  cent  on 
the  amount  of  capital  by  them  employed  in  the  business  of 
banking,  or  in  the  purchase  of  bills  of  exchange,  or  other  paper 
negotiated.  And  any  such  agencies  which  shall  fail  to  make 
returns,  or  shall  make  returns  not  approved  of  by  the  Finance 
Committee,  shall  pay  the  sum  of  Three  Thousand  Dollars. 
Passed  in  Council  29th  December,  1842. 

RICHARD  D.  ARNOLD,  Mayor. 

Attest:  Elisha  Wylly,  Clerk  Council. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
Amendatory  of  an  Ordinance,  passed  on.  the  29th  Decem- 
ber, 1842,  entitled  an  Ordinance  amendatory  of  the  tax 
Ordinance,  passed  on  the  11th  November,  1842. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of 
the  City  of  Savan  nah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same. 
That  so  much  of  the  said  amendatory  Ordinance  as  is  con- 


TAXES. 


437 


tamed  after  the  words  "market  value  of  stock"  in  the  tenth 
line,  and  before  the  words  "or  any  other  paper  negotiated" 
in  the  thirteenth  and  fourteenth  lines,  be  stricken  out,  and 
interlined  to  read  "and  that  all  bank  agencies  shall  be  taxed 
one  per  cent  on  the  largest  amount  of  capital  by  them  em- 
ployed in  the  business  of  banking,  or  in  the  purchase  of 
bills  of  exchange," 

Passed  in  Council  26th  January,  1843. 

RICHARD  D.  ARNOLD,  Mayor. 
Attest:  Elisha  Wylly,  Clerk  Council. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
Amendatory  of  and  in  addition  to  the  tax  Ordinances  of  the 
City  of  Savannah,  for  raising  supplies  for  the  support  of 
the  City  Watch  and  for  other  purposes. 

Sec.  L.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled, audit  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  so  much  of  the  tax  ordinance,  passed  on  the  11th  Nov- 
ember, 1842,  and  the  29th  December,  1842,  as  imposed  a 
tax  on  the  capital  stock  of  the  chartered  Banks,  Insurance 
or  Trust  Companies  or  Joint  Stock  Companies  of  the  City, 
be  and  the  same  are  hereby  repealed.  Provided  nothing 
herein  contained  shall  be  construed  to  repeal  the  tax  impo- 
sed by  the  said  tax  ordinance  of  the  29th  December,  1842, 
upon  the  agencies  or  branches  of  any  Bank  established  in 
this  city. 

Sec.  2.  And  be  it  f  urther  ordained,  That  upon  all  divi- 
dends of  pro  fits  declared  by  any  Bank,  Insurance  or  Trust 
Company,  or  any  incorporated  Joint  Stock  Company  a  tax 
of  two  and  a  half  per  cent  shall  be  paid  upon  the  amount 
of  such  dividend,  on  the  amount  or  that  part  of  the  capital 
employed  in  this  city  ;  and  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Pres- 
ident of  such  Bank,  Insurance  or  Trust  Company,  or  incor- 


438 


TAXES. 


pirated  Joint  Stock  Company,  at  the  time  when  any 
dividends  are  declared  by  the  respective  institutions,  to  make 
a  return  of  the  amount  thereof  to  the  Treasurer  of  the  City, 
and  to  pay  the  tax  hereby  imposed,  and  if  any  Bank,  In- 
surance or  Trust  Company,  or  incorporated  Joint  Stock 
Company,  shall  fail  to  make  such  return  at  the  times  hereby 
required,  or  to  pay  the  tax  hereby  imposed,  it  shall  pay  the 
sum  of  fifteen  hundred  dollars,  to  be  collected  by  execution. 

S^c.  3.  \flnd  be  it  further  ordained,  That  every  slave 
within  the  City  of  Savannah,  on  the  first  day  of  January, 
or  who  shall  come  to  reside  in  the  City  at  any  time  during 
the  year,  shah  be  subject  to  the  following  tax.  Those  over 
twelve  years  of  age  and  under  sixty,  shall  be  subject  to  a 
tax  of  four  dollars,  and  any  slave  working  out  or  employed 
in  the  city,  where  the  owner  resides  out  of  the  city,  shall  be 
subject  to  a  tax  of  fifteen  dollars,  over  and  above  the  cost  of 
his  proper  badge.*  Provided,  That  this  section  shall  not  ex- 
tend to  slave  mechanics,  within  the  ages  last  mentioned, 
working  out  or  employed  as  mechanics  within  the  limits  of 
the  City  of  Savannah,  who  shall  be  subject  to  a  tax  of  ten 
dollars.  Every  free  person  of  color  within  the  City  of  Sav- 
annah carrying  on  any  trade  or  art,  or  being  a  mechanic 
and  under  the  age  of  sixty  years,  shall  be  subject  to  a  tax 
of  ten  dollars.  And  every  slave  coming  into  the  city  after 
the  first  day  of  January,  and  who  may  be  required  by  the 
Ordinance  to  take  out  a  badge,  shall  be  liable  to  the  tax  here- 
in assessed,  to  be  paid  at  the  time  of  taking  out  said  badge, 
And  all  slaves  whose  owners  reside  out  of  the  city,  hired  or 
working  in  stores  or  warehouses,  or  on  board  Steamboats, 
Steamboat  companies,  wharves  or  driving  drays  or  wagons, 
shall  be  required  to  take  out  a  Porter's  badge. 

Sec.  4.  This  section  is  superseded  and  repealed  by  first 
and  third  sections  of  Ordinance,  passed  13th  March,  1851^ 
below. 

*  Repealed  by  Ordinance  19th  Oct,  1854— see  appendix. 


TAXES. 


439 


Sec.  5.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  16th  November,  1S43. 

WM.  THORNE  WILLIAMS,  Mayor. 
Attest :  Joseph  Felt,  Clerk  Council,  pro  tern. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
Entitled  an  Ordinance,  amendatory  of  an  Ordinance,  entitled 
an  Ordinance,  amendatory  of  and  in  addition  to  the  tax 
Ordinances  of  the  rity  of  Savannah,  for  raising  supplies 
for  the  support  of  the  City  Watch,  and  for  other  purposes, 
passed  in  council  16th  November,  1843. 

Sec  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  section  third  of  the  above  recited  Ordinance  be  amend- 
ed by  striking  out  that  portion  relating  to  slave  mechanics 
whose  owners  reside  in  the  city,  and  inserting  in  lieu  there- 
of the  following,  f,that  all  slave  mechanics  hird  out  by  the 
month  or  year,  whose  owners  reside  in  the  city,  shall  in  ad- 
dition to  the  regular  mechanics  badge  pay  the  tax  assessed 
upon  other  negroes  of  four  dollars  per  head. 

Sec.  2.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council,  3d  February  1848. 

H.  K.  BURROUGHS,  Mayor. 

Attest :  A.  C.  Davenport,  Clerk  Council. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  reduce  the  taxes  of  the  City  of  Savannah. 

Sec  1 .  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  assem- 
bled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same > 


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TAXES. 


That  from  and  after  the  passing  of  this  Ordinance  the  ex- 
isting tax  Ordinances  of  the  City  he  so  amended  as  to  reduce 
the  tax  on  Real  Estate  twenty-five  per  cent,  and  the  tax  on 
Negroes  twenty-five  per  cent,  and  the  tax  on  Stock  in  trade 
twenty-five  per  cent,  and  the  tax  on  Income  twenty-five 
per  cent. 

Sec.  2.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  22d  November,  1849. 

R.  WAYNE,  Mayor.  * 

Attest :  Edwaud  G.  Wilson,  Clerk  Council. 

• 

AN  ORDINANCE, 
For  levying  certain  taxes,  and  repealing  the  Tax  Ordinance 
passed  13th  February,  1851. 

Whereas  it  appears  expedient  to  the  Mayor  and  Alder- 
men of  the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof,  in 
council  assembled,  to  impose  and  levy  the  taxes  hereinafter 
specified,  for  the  safety,  benefit,  convenience  and  advantage 
of  said  city. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
Oily  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof,  in  Council  assem- 
bled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  each  commission  merchant  and  auctioneer,  factor,  res- 
ident or  doing  business  in  the  City  of  Savannah,  and  each 
and  every  other  person  or  persons  who  shall  pursue  the  busi- 
ness or  calling  of  a  merchant,  and  whose  stock  in  trade  is 
not  taxed,  shall  pay  into  the  City  Treasury  the  sum  of  twen- 
ty dollars,  and  each  lawyer  and  physician  and  dentist,  shall 
pay  the  sum  of  ten  dollars.  Provided,  That  nothing  herein 
contained  shall  prevent  any  person,  above  included,  from 
making  a  return  of  his  gross  income  derived  from  commis- 
sions (whether  ordinary  or  guaranty  commissions,)  charged 
on  purchases  and  sales  of  any  article  whatever,  on  procuring 
and  collecting  freights,  on  receiving  and  forwarding  goods, 


TAXES, 


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6n  all  rroney  negotiations,  on  the  purchase  or  sale  of  stocks, 
or  other  evidences  of  debt,  or  arising  from  the  pursuit  of  his 
profession  or  calling  and  paying  thereon  one  per  centum,  in 
lieu  of  the  above  specific  tax,  the  above  return  and  taxes  to 
be  made  and  paid,  for  the  present,  on  the  first  Monday  in 
May  next  and  thereafter  at  the  same  time  that  returns  are 
now  made  under  the  general  tax  Ordinances  of  the  city. 

Sec.  2.  And  he  it  further  ordained,  That  a  tax  of  four 
per  cent  shall  be  levied,  assessed  atid  paid  on  all  premiums 
up.  to  five  thousand  dollars,  and  of  one  per  cent  on  all  sums 
above  that  amount  received  by  Insurance  companies  or 
agents  of  Insurance  companies,  after  deducting  all  losses  of 
insurance  effected  at  said  offices  in  this  city,  during  the  year 
prior  to  the  returns.  And  every  agent  or  company  failing 
to  make  said  returns,  shall  be  taxed  in  the  sum  of  one 
thousand  dollars.  The  next  return  under  the  above  to  be 
made  on  the  1st  January,  1852,  for  premiums  received  since 
the  date  of  the  last  return,  and  on  the  1st  January,  in  each 
and  every  year  thereafter. 

Sec  3.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  Ordi- 
nance passed  on  the  13th  February,  1851,  and  all  parts  of 
Ordinances  imposing  a  tax  on  income  as  derived  from  the 
sources  specified  in  the  first  section  of  this  Ordinance,  be 
and  the  same  are  hereby  repealed. 

Sec  4.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  in  all  cases 
of  default  under  this  Ordinance,  the  City  Treasurer  shall 
issue  executions  as  now  provided  by  law. 

Sec  5.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  returns 
by  commission  merchants,  of  the  gross  sales  by  commission 
under  the  existing  Ordinances,  shall  be  made  the  present 
year  as  therein  prescribed,  but  hereafter  it  shall  be  made, 
and  the  tax  paid  at  the  time  specified  in  the  general  tax  Or- 
dinances of  the  city. 

Passed  in  Council  13th  March,  1851. 

R.  WAYNE,  Mayor, 

Attest  :  Edward  G.  Wilson,  Clerk  Council 


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TAXES. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 

Amendatory  of  and  in  addition  to  the  existing  Ordinances  of 
the  City  of  Savannah,  regulating  the  tax  on  negro  slavesj 
and  the  price  of  badges  and  licenses  for  vehicle. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  Ordained  by  the  May  or  and  Aldermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof,  in  Council  as- 
sembled, audit  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  from  and  after  the  passing  of  this  Ordinance,  each  and 
every  person  or  persons,  who  may  hereafter  come  into  the 
City  of  Savannah,  with  the  bona  fide  intention  of  residing, 
and  carrying  on  business  in  said  city,  shall  be  allowed  to 
take  out  badges  for  each  and  every  slave  bona  fide  owned 
by  him,  her  or  them,  upon  paying  therefor  the  same  tax  and 
price  for  badges,  and  licenses  for  vehicles^  as  are  required 
from  resident  owners, 

Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  from  and  af- 
ter the  passing  of  this  Ordinance,  all  badges  issued,  or 
licenses  for  vehicles  taken  out  by  residents  of  the  City  of 
Savannah,  between  the  first  day  of  July  and  the  thirty-first 
day  of  December,  shall  be  issued  or  taken  out,  at  one  half  the 
several  sums  prescribed  for  badges,  or  licenses  for  vehicles, 
by  the  existing  Ordinances  of  the  city. 

Sec.  3.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  29th  December,  1853. 

JOHN  E.  WARD,  Mayor. 

Attest:  Edward  G.  Wilson,  Clerk  Council. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
Entitled  an  Ordinance,  to  amend  an  Ordinance,  entitled  an 
Ordinance  amendatory  of  and  in  addition  to  the  existing 
tax  Ordinances  of  the  City  of  Savannah,  for  raising  sup- 
plies for  the  support  of  a  Watch,  and  for  other  purposes* 
passed  24th  January,  1842. 


TAXES, 


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Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hnmlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled^ and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  all  and  every  person  or  persons  residing  in  the  City  of 
Savannah,  who  shall  bring,  or  cause  to  be  brought  into  said 
city,  for  the  purpose  of  vending  in  said  city,  any  stock  of 
fancy  or  dry  goods,  toys,  fire  crackers  or  other  kinds  of  fire 
works,  or  any  other  merchandize  whatever,  usually  sold  be- 
fore, during  or  after  Christmas  or  other  holidays,  whether  the 
same  be  to  sell  on  their  own  account  or  for  that  of  others,  shall 
be  liable  to  a  tax  of  thirty  dollars,  to  be  paid  into  the  City 
Treasury  in  advance,  before  such  article,  articles  or  merchan- 
dize are  vended.  And  that  on  failure  to  pay  the  same,  the 
City  Treasurer  shall  immediately  issue  executions  for  the 
collection  thereof.  Provided,  That  this  section  shall  not  be 
construed  to  extend  to  any  person  or  persons,  renting  and 
keeping  store  or  shops  yearly  for  the  vending  of  goods, 
wares,  merchandize  or  other  articles  above  specified,  and 
who  pay  an  annual  tax  to  the  City  on  the  same. 

Sec  2.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  26th  January,  1854. 

SOLOMON  COHEN,  Mayor  pro.  tern. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  authorize  the  Mayor  of  the  City  of  Savannah,  annually 
to  appoint  three  freeholders  to  assess  the  value  of  the  real 
estate  and  improvements  within  said  City  and  to  prescribe 
the  compensation  of  such  assessors. 

■ 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled, audit  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  the  Mayor  of  the  City  of  Savannah,  shall  on  the  last 
Monday  in  February,  instant,  and^on  the^first  Monday  in 
February  annually  thereafter,  appoint  three  freeholders  of 


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TAXES. 


the  City  of  Savannah,  who  shall  he  called  assessors,  and 
,  whose  duty  it  shall  he  within  the  period  of  three  weeks 
thereafter,  to  assess  the  value  of  all  the  real  estate  and  im- 
provements in  the  City  of  Savannah,  and  to  report  such  as- 
sessments to  the  City  Treasurer,  before  the  last  meeting  of 
council  in  March,  annually. 

Sec.  2.  And be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  said  asses- 
sors shall  view  the  lots  and  improvements  before  they  affix 
a  valuation  on  the  same,  and  designate  in  their  report  the 
location  and  assessment  upon  each  lot  and  improvements 
respectively,  from  which  assessment  an  appeal  may  be  had 
to  council,  within  one  month  after  the  assessment  has  been 
made.  Provided  the  taxes  on  such  assessment  shall  first 
have  been  paid  to  the  City  Treasurer.  For  discharging  the 
duties  aforesaid,  each  appraiser  shall  be  entitled  to  receive 
from  the  City  Treasurer  the  sum  of  one  hundred  dollars. 

Sec  3.    And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  all  Ordinances 
or  parts  of  Ordinances,  militating  against  the  provisions  of 
this  Ordinance,  be  and  the  same  are  hereby  repealed. 
Passed  in  Council  23d  February,  1854. 

JOHN  E.  WARD,  Mayor. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  exempt  from  taxation  lot  letter  E,  Percival  Ward  and  the 
improvements  thereon,  known  as  the  Armory  Hall  build- 
ings. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof,  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained,  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  the  eastern  part  of  lot,  letter  E,  Percival  Ward,  and  the 
improvements  thereon,  known  as  the  Armory  buildings  and 
belonging  to  the  Chatham  Artillery,  be  and  the  same  ar© 


TAXES. 


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'hereby  exempt  from  City  taxation,  while  the  same  is  used 
by  the  aforesaid  company  for  military  purposes. 
Sec.  2.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  29th  June,  1854. 

JOHN  E.  WARD,  Mayor.. 
Attest:  Edward  G.  Wilson,  Clerk  Council 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  exempt  from  taxation  the  property  of  the  Georgia  His- 
torical Society. 

Sec,  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof,  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  lot  number  (9)  nine  and  improvements,  Jekyl  tything, 
Derby  ward,  in  the  City  of  Savannah,  the  proper.y  of  the 
■Georgia  Historical  Society,  be  and  the  same  is  hereby  ex- 
empted from  city  taxation  while  the  same  is  used  for  a 
library,  and  for  purposes  connected  with  the  Georgia  His^ 
torical  Society 

Sec.  2.    Repealing  clause. 
.  Passed  in  Council  3d  June,  1854. 

JOHN  E.  WARD,  Mayor. 

Attest:  Edward  G.  Wilson,  Clerk  Council 


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WATCH  AND  POLICE, 

WATCH  AND  POLICE, 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  amend  and  consolidate  the  various  Ordinances  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  heretofore  passed,  for  establishing? 
organizing,  and  regulating  a  regular  Night  Watch  or 
Guard,  for  the  protection  of  the  City  of  Savannah,  and 
regulating  the  pay  of  the  same;  also,  for  establishing  and 
organizing  in  addition  thereto,  a  regular  Day  and  Night 
Guard  or  Police,  for  the  protection,  good  order  and  gov- 
ernment of  said  City,  pointing  out  the  duties  and  regu- 
lating the  pay  of  the  same,  and  for  other  purposes  con- 
nected therewith. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same. 
That  on  and  after  the  first  day  of  July  next,  the  number  of 
privates  now  enrolled  in  the  present  existing  Night  Watch 
of  the  city,  shall  be,  by  the  Mayor  of  the  city,  reduced  to 
the  number  of  fifty,  who  shall  receive  the  sum  of  twenty- 
five  ($25)  dollars,  per  month  ;  subject  to  such  regulations  as 
are  hereinafter  contained. 

Sec  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained?  That  from  and  after 
the  first  day  of  July  next,  there  shall  be  added  to  the  Po- 
lice of  the  City  of  Savannah,  twenty  privates,  who  shall  be 
known  and  designated  as  the  Special  Police  of  the  City  of 
Savannah  by  day  and  by  night;  that  each  and  all  of  the 
said  privates  shall  be  appointed  by  the  Mayor,  subject  to  the 
approval  of  Council,  and  the  said  privates  shall  hold  their 
respective  offices  for  the  term  of  three  years  from  the  date 
of  their  appointment,  unless  in  the  meantime,  removal 
therefrom  for  inefficiency  or  improper  conduct,  and  the  pay 
of  such  privates  shall  be  five  hundred  ($500)  dollars  per 
annum. 


WATCH  AND  POLICE. 


447 


Sec.  3.  And  he  it  further  ordained,  That  the  officers  of 
the  said  Police  and  City  Watch  shall  consist  of  a  Captain, 
two  Lieutenants,  and  two  mounted  and  two  foot  Sergeants; 
who  shall  hold  their  office  for  the  term  of  three  years,  unless 
removed  for  inefficiency  or  improper  conduct. 

Sec  4.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  sa'ary  of 
thp  said  Captain  of  said  Special  Police  and  City  Watch, 
shall  be  two  thousand  dollars  per  annum  ;  that  of  the  first 
Lieutenant  shall  be  twelve  hundred  dollars  per  annum;  and 
that  of  the  second  Lieutenant  shall  be  eleven  hundred 
dollars  per  annum;  the  first  mounted  Sergeant  the  sum  of 
seven  hundred  dollars  per  annum;  and  of  the  second  six 
hundred  dollars  per  annum  ;  the  first  foot  Sergeant  seven 
hundred  dollars  per  annum;  and  the  second,  six  hundred 
dollars  per  annum-. 

Sec  5.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  officers 
and  privates  of  the  police  created  by,  and  appointed  under 
this  Ordinance,  shall  be  clothed  with  all  the  powers  and 
liable  to  perform  all  the  duties  of  the  Constables  of  the  City 
of  Savannah,  and  shall  be  Constables,  of  the  said  City. 

Sec  6.  And  be  if  further  ordained,  That  for  the  Police 
organized  by  this  Ordinance,  the  city  will  furnish  at  its 
own  expense,  and  feed  twenty-two  horses  for  the  privates 
and  two  mounted  sergeants,  and  that  the  other  officers  shall 
furnish  their  own  horses— the  horses  of  the  Lieutenants  to 
be  fed  at  the  expense  of  the  city. 

Sec.  7.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  it  shall  be  the 
duty  of  the  Captain,  Lieutenants,  mounted  Sergeant  and 
mounted  privates  to  be  at  all  times  at  the  command,  and  in 
the  service  of  the  city. 

Sec  8.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  it  shall  be  the 
duty  of  the  Captain  of  the  Police  and  Watch,  to  have  kept 
at  the  guard  house  a  well  bound  blank  book,  in  which  may 
be  recorded  the  loss  of  any  property,  and  any  reward  that 
may  be  offered,  with  any  other  remarks  that  the  loser  may 
desire  to  make  or  any  other  fact  which  any  person  may 
desire  to  call  the  attention  of  the  police^  which  shall  at  all 


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times  be  subject  to  the  inspection  of  any,  of  the  officers  of 
the  City  of  Savannah. 

Sec.  9.  Jind  be  it  further  ordained,  That  from  and  after 
the  said  first  day  of  July  next,  the  entire  organization,  con- 
trol and  management  of  the  existing  City  Watch,  and  of 
the  Police  created  by  this  Ordinance,  shall  be  under  the 
control  of  the  Captain  of  the  Police  and  City  Walch,  under 
the  control  and  direction  of  the  Mayor,  or  such  persons  or 
person  as  may  be  acting  in  his  stead,  subject  to  such  Ordi- 
nances, rules  and  regulations,  as  may  from  time  to  time  be 
passed  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the  City  of  Savannah  ; 
and  the  said  Police,  and  the  said  City  Watch,  officers  and 
privates,  shall  be  dressed  and  armed  in  such  manner  as  the 
Captain  of  the  said  Police  and  City  Watch  may  from  time 
to  time  direct,  with  the  approval  of  the  Mayor  or  such  per- 
sons as  may  be  acting  in  his  stead. 

Sec.  10.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  no  person 
shall  be  appointed  under  the  provisions  of  this  Ordinance^ 
unless  he  is  a  citizen  of  the  United  States,  and  can  read  and 
write. 

Sec.  1 1.  Jlnd  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  officers 
and  privates  shall,  before  entering  upon  the  duties  of  their 
office,  take  and  subscribe  the  following  oath: 

"  I  do  solemnly  swear,  or  affirm,  (as  the  case  may  be,) 
that  I  will  during  my  continuance  in  office,  to  the  best  of 
my  skill  and  ability,  faithfully  discharge  all  the  duties  which 
may  be  required  of  me;  and  that  I  will  in  all  cases  conform 
to  the  Ordinances  of  the  City,  and  forthwith  report  all  viola- 
tion of  the  Ordinances  which  may  come  to  my  knowledge." 

And  for  a  faithful  discharge,  the  Captain  of  the  said  Po- 
lice shall  enter  into  a  bond,  with  security  to  be  approved  of 
by  the  Mayor,  in  the  sum  of  four  thousand,  dollars;  and 
each  lieutenant  in  the  sum  of  two  thousand  dollars;  and 
each  sergeant  and  mounted  private  in  the  sum  of  five  hun- 
dred dollars;  and  the  Mayor  shall  order  copies  of  such  oath 
or  affirmation  to  be  printed  in  a  book  to  be  obtained  for  that 
purpose,  and  each  deponent  or  affirmant  shall  take  and  sub- 


WATCH  AND  POLICE.  449 


scribe  the  said  oath  or  affirmation  before  the  Mayor  or  acting 
Mayor;  and  the  same  shall  be  kept  among  the  records  of 
council;  and  the  footmen  shall  give  bond,  with  security  to 
be  approved  of  by  the  Mayor,  in  the  sum  of  fifty  dollars. 

Sec  12.  Jlnd be  it  further  ordained,  That  from  the  first 
day  of  April  (inclusive)  to  the  first  day  of  October  (exclu- 
sive) of  each  year,  the  members  of  the  City  Watch  shall  be 
at  the  guard  house  and  commence  their  tour  of  duty  at  the 
hour  of  nine  o'clock  at  night;  and  from  the  first  day  of 
October  (inclusive)  to  the  first  day  of  April  (exclusive)  of 
each  year,  the  members  composing  the  City  Watch  shall  as- 
semble at  the.  guard  house  and  commence  their  tour  of  duty 
at  eight  o'clock  at  night,  at  which  respective  hour  the  guard 
house  bell  shall  cease  to  be  rung ;  and  the  said  members 
shall  continue  on  duty  until  twenty  minutes  before  sunrise, 
or  the  ringing  of  the  bell  next  morning,  at  which  signal  they 
shall  repair  and  re-assemble  at  the  guard  house,  there  to  be 
dismissed  or  retained,  as  circumstances  may  require;  but 
they  shall  not  take  up  any  slaves  or  persons  of  color  after 
day  light,  without  good  cause ;  and  the  said  City  WTatch 
shall  be  subject  to  the  orders  of  the  Mayor  or  acting  Mayor, 
and  may  be  compelled  to  do  any  further  or  other  duty,  either 
by  day  or  by  night,  whenever  the  Mayor  or  acting  Mayor 
and  Captain  may  deem  it  advisable  or  necessary  to  demand 
their  services. 

Sec.  13.  Jlnd  be  it  further  ordained,  That  it  shall  be 
the  duty  of  the  Captain  of  the  Police  and  the  City  Watch, 
or  officers  in  command  at  the  guard  house,  to  dispose  of  the 
Policemen  and  Watchmen  in  such  manner  as  that  all  parts 
of  the  city  may  be  equally  guarded  and  protected,  as  far  as 
practicable,  and  he  shall  divide  the  privates  into  two  divi- 
sions, to  be  denominated  the  first  and  second  divisions, 
and  each  division  to  be  distributed  as  aforesaid  when  on 
active  duty ;  and  only  one  division  shall  be  on  active  duty 
at  a  time,  except  in  cases  of  alarm  or  other  necessity,  when 
they  shall  be  marched  to  the  place  of  danger  or  necessity, 
as  the  officer  in  command  or  Mayor  may  order;  and  the 
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said  officers  and  privates  of  the  Police  and  City  Watch  are 
hereby  required  to  arrest,  at  night,  and  take  into  custody  all 
felon's  and  rioters,  all  disorderly  or  suspected  persons,  who 
may  be  found  misbehaving  themselves  or  in  any  manner 
disturbing  the  public  peace  or  quiet;  and  all  person  who 
may  in  any  manner,  assault,  or  oppose,  or  resist  them  when" 
engaged  in  the  discharge  of  their  duty;  and  all  slaves  and 
free  persons  of  color  who  may  be  found  out  of  his  or  her 
house  or  enclosure  or  his  or  her,  owner  or  employers  house 
or  enclosure,  after  the  ringing  of  the  guard  house  bell 
at  night,  unless  the  said  slave  or  free  person  of  color  be  ac- 
companied by  a  white  person  over  the  age  of  ten  years,  or 
be  provided  with  an  open  written  ticket,  drawn  according 
to  the  directions  of  the  city  Ordinances,  and  signed  by  some 
white  person  having  legal  authority  to  sign  the  same,  and' 
the  said  person  thus  arrested  shall  be  carried  to  the  guard 
house,  and  the  white  person  shall  be  detained  until  the  next 
morning,  when  they  shall  be  carried  to  the  police  court  as 
hereinafter  directed :  Provided  nevertheless,  That  no  white 
person  shall  be  detained  at  the  guard  house,  unless  it  shall 
appear  to  the  officer  in  command  at  the  guard  house  that 
there  was  just  cause  for  the  arrest. 

Sec.  14.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  it  shall  be' 
the  duty  of  the  officer  in  command  at  the  guard  house, 
whenever  at  the  time  of  dismission  of  the  guard  he  may 
have  a  prisoner  or  prisoners  in  charge,  to  leave  on  duty  at 
the  guard  house  a  sufficient  force  to  keep  such  prisoner  or 
prisoners  in  custody  until  the  police  court  hour,  when  it 
shall  be  his  further  duty  to  deliver  him  or  them  at  the 
police  office,  (except  on  Sundays,  when  the  said  prisoner  or 
prisoners  shall  be  dwelt  with  as  the  Ordinance  regulating 
the  police  court  provides,)  and  the  Mayor,  acting  Mayor  or 
any  three  Aldermen  may  enquire  into  the  circumstances  of 
each  case  presented  for  examination,  and  make  such  order 
thereon,  or  affix  such  punishment  either  by  fine  or  imprison- 
ment as  the  laws  of  the  State,  the  Ordinances  of  the  city 
and  the  nature  of  the  case  require^  and  one-half  of  the  fine 


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Collected  shall  be  paid  to  the  arresting  Policeman  or  Watch- 
man, and  the  other  half  to  the  city :  Provided,  that  no  fine 
shall  be  inflicted  for  any  one  offence,  beyond  One  Hundred 
Dollars.  And  if  the  said  prisoner  or  prisoners  be  charged 
with  felony  or  breach  of  the  peace,  the  Mayor  or  Alderman 
presiding  as  aforesaid  at  the  police  court  may  at  his  or  their 
discretion  order  the  prosecution  of  said  prisoner  and  turn 
them  over  to  a  Magistrate  of  the  county  for  that  purpose. 

Sec.  15.  And  he  it  further  ordained,  That  the  sum  of 
Fifty  Cents  shall  be  demanded  and  received  at  the  guard 
house  for  the  apprehension  of  each  and  every  slave  or  per- 
son of  color,  arrested  under  the  provisions  of  this  Ordinance,, 
if  he  or  she  be  demanded  and  released  before  eleven  o'clock, 
P.  M.,  but  if  demanded  and  released  after  that  hour,  then 
4he  sum  of  One  Dollar  shall  be  demanded  and  received  for 
each  person. as  aforesaid;  and  the  said  sum  shall  in  all  cases 
he  equally  divided  between  the  arresting  Policeman  or 
Watchman  and  the  city  ;  and  if  it  be  not  paid  before  eight 
o'clock  the  next  morning,  the  said  slave  or  free  person  of 
color  shall  be  committed  to  Jail,  there  to  remain  until  the 
said  fine  and  all  costs  are  paid. 

Sec  16.  And  he  it  further  ordained,  That  if  any  of 
the  officers  or  privates  of  the  City  Watch  or  Police  after 
having  taken  up  any  prisoner  or  person  in  the  execution  of 
their  duties,  shall  receive  a  bribe  for  liberating  any  person 
so  apprehended,  or  if  any  of  the  said  officers  or  Watchmen 
shall  be  guilty  of  violent,  injurious  or  improper  conduct 
whilst  on  duty  to  any  person  or  persons,  or  if  the  said  officers 
Policemen  or  Watchmen  shall  in  any  manner  misbehave  in 
or  neglect  their  duties  as  Policemen  or  Watchmen,  the  said 
offender  if  a  private  may  be  fined  or  dismissed  or  both,  at 
the  discretion  of  the  Mayor  or  acting  Mayor,  and  his  bond 
may  also  be  put  in  suit.  And  the  said  officers  may  also  be 
fined  or  suspended  or  both  at  the  discretion  of  the  Mayor 
or  acting  Mayor,  which  suspension  shall  be  reported  to 
Council  at  the  next  regular  meeting  thereof,  or  sooner  if  the 
Mayor  or  acting  Mayor  shall  deem  it  advisable,  and  the  said 


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Council  shall  act  on  such  information  and  reinstate  or  dis* 
miss  said  officer  as  to  the  said  Council  may  seem  proper.— 
And  whenever  any  officer  is  thus  suspended ,  or  whenever 
it  may  be  necessary  to  fill  any  vacancy  temporarily,  the 
Mayor  or  acting  Mayor  shall  have  the  power  to  make  such 
appointment  and  fill  such  vacancy,  until  the  next  meeting 
of  Council.  And  Council  shall  at  all  times  have  the  power 
to  fill  any  vacancies  in  the  same  manner  as  the  vacancies  of 
other  offices  of  the  city  are  filled.  And  the  Mayor  or  act- 
ing Mayor  as  the  head  of  the  Police,  shall  have  and  exer- 
cise a  general  superintendence  over  the  officers  and  mem- 
bers of  the  City  Watch  and  Police,  and  may  at  any  time  direct 
the  mode  and  places  in  which  .the  Policemen  or  Watchmen 
shall  be  stationed,  and  shall  give  his  directions  accordingly 
to  the  officer  in  command  at  the  guard  house,  by  whom 
such  orders  shall  be  obeyed  an  d  distributed. 

Sec.  17.  And  he  it  further  ordained.  That  one  Watch- 
man shall  be  stationed  during  the  hours  aforesaid,  in  the 
steeple  of  the  Exchange,  and  he  shall  be  furnished  with  a 
good  and  sufficient  lantern,  and  he  shall  give  the  alarm  to 
the  citizens  in  all  proper  cases,  by  the  ringing  of  the  Ex- 
change bell  and  [by]  hanging  his  lantern  in  the  direction 
from  which  the  cause  of  alarm  seems  to  proceed,  and  a  sem 
tinel  shall  always  during  guarcl  hours,  or  whilst  the  watch 
are  on  duty  be  stationed  at  the  guard  house  door,  whose 
duty  it  shall  be  to  communicate  any  alarm  to  the  officer  in 
command  and  to  the  officers  and  privates  not  in  actual  seiv 
vice;  and  the  guard  house  bell  shall  be  rung  in  all  cases 
of  alarm. 

Sec.  18.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  no  Watch^ 
man  assigned  for  the  first  watch  or  division,  shall  leave  his 
ward  or  station  until  the  relief  guard  shall  have  relieved  him 
at  his  post ;  nor  shall  any  watchman  assigned  for  the  second 
guard,  leave  his  ward  or  station  until  the  hour  for  discharge 
ing  the  guard  shall  have  arrived  and  been  announced  by 
the  ringing  of  the  guard  house  bell,  or  such  other  signal  as 
the  Mayor  or  Captain  of  the  Police  and  night  Watch  may 
designate. 


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'Sec.  19.  And  be  it  further  ordained.  That  if  any  per- 
son shall  be  convicted  before  the  police  court  or  council  of 
resisting,  opposing  or  molesting  any  of  the  officers  or  mem- 
bers of  the  City  Watch  or  Police  in  the  execution  of  his  or 
their  duty,  the  offender  may  be  fined  in  a  sum  not  exceed- 
ing One  Hundred  Dollars  for  each  and  every  offence,  to  be 
collected  and  enforced  as  the  laws  and  Ordinances  provide. 
And  the  said  officers  or  privates  of  the  City  Watch  and 
Police  are  authorized  and  empowered  in  case  of  urgency  or 
necessity,  to  demand  the  aid  and  assistance  of  any  citizen 
or  citizens,  and  all  and  every  person  refusing  or  neglecting 
to  give  such  aid  and  assistance  when  required,  may  on  con- 
viction before  the  police  court  or  council,  be  fined  in  a  sum 
not  exceeding  One  Hundred  Dollars. 

Sec.  20.  And-  be  it  further  ordained,  That  it  shall  be 
the  duty  of  the  Captain  of  the  City  Watch  and  Police  to 
make  out  a  monthly  Pay  Roll  of  the  officers  and  members 
of  the  Watch  and  Police,  to  be  presented  to  the  Mayor  or 
acting  Mayor  on  the  first  of  each  month  for  his  approval 
and  order  thereon.  And  the  said  Captain  shall  make  a  re- 
port in  writing  to  the  Mayor  or  acting  Mayor  or  any  three 
Aldermen  at  the  police  office  every  morning  by  ten  o'clock, 
in  which  he  shall  detail  the  order  and  rotine  of  duty  of  the 
several  divisions,  sub-divisions  and  patrol,  note  the  miscon- 
duct or  any  irregularity  of  every  and  any  Watchman  or 
Policeman  on  duty,  and  shall  relate  the  occurrences  of  the 
night ;  and  the  Lieutenants  shall  report  to  the  Captain  the 
occurrences  of  that  portion  of  the  night  in  which  they  may 
have  been  on  duty,  to  enable  the  Captain  to  make  the  report 
required  of  him  by  this  section,  and  shall  attend  at  the 
police  office  at  10  o'clock  for  the  further  explanation  to  the 
Mayor  of  such  occurrences. 

Sec.  21.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  Mayor  or 
acting  Mayor  shall  appoint  ten  men  of  good  repute  and 
citizens  of  the  United  States,  whose  names  shall  be  entered 
in  the  Mayor's  office  and  with  the  Captain  of  the  City 
Police  and  Watch,  and  who  shall  be  styled  "  Supernumera- 


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ries,"  and  who  shall  report  themselves  every  night  at  the 
guard  house  in  the  same  manner  with  the  other  Watchmen 
and  under  pain  of  fine  for  absence,  and  in  case  of  the  ab- 
sence of  any  of  the  regular  Watchmen  any  one  or  more  of 
the  supernumeraries  as  circumstances  may  require  shall  be 
employed  to  fill  such  vacancy  or  vacancies  for  the  night,  and 
all  the  said  supernumeraries  not  in  actual  service  shall 
repair  to  the  guard  house  in  all  cases  of  alarm,  and  may 
be  employed  as  the  officer  in  command  may  direct,  and 
when  so  employed  the  said  supernumeraries  shall  stand  in 
the  same  capacity  and  be  subject  to  the  same  rule  and  dis- 
cipline as  the  regular  Watchmen,  and  the  salary  of  such 
supernumeraries  on  actual  service  shall  be  deducted  from 
that  of  the  absent  regular  Watchman,  and  the  former  shall 
be  paid  the  same  rate  as  the  latter.  And  the  said  super- 
numeraries shall  take  and  subscribe  the  same  oath  and  give 
the  same  bond  and  security  as  prescribed  in  the  case  of  the 
regular  W atchmen,  before  their  names  shall  be  entered  on 
the  list  of  supernumeraries.  And  whenever  a  vacancy 
shall  occur  in  the  City  Watch  by  any  means,  it  shall  be  the 
duty  of  the  Mayor  to  appoint  a  person  from  the  list  of  super- 
numeraries to  supply  such  vacancy,  and  also  to  appoint 
another  supernumerary  in  the  room  of  the  individual  thus 
transferred  to  the  regular  W atch. 

Sec,  22.  And  he  it  further  ordained,  That  it  shall  be 
the  duty  of  the  Captain  of  the  City  Watch  to  retain  the 
arms  of  the  Watchmen  in  the  guard  house,  (except  when 
required  for  duty,)  and  at  least  once  in  every  week  thereafter 
to  inspect  the  same  and  see  that  they  are  kept  and  preserved 
in  good  order. 

Ssc.  23.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  hereafter  it 
shall  be  the  duty  of  the  officers  and  privates  of  the  City 
Watch  to  assemble  at  the  guard  house  at  nine  o'clock  on 
every  Sunday  morning,  and  on  all  other  days  set  apart  by 
the  civil  authority  for  religious  observances,  as  well  as  upon 
such  other  occasions  and  at  such  hours  on  these  occasions 
&s  the  Mayor  in  his  discretion  shall  order^  prepared  to  per- 


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form  the  duties  of  a  City  Police.  On  Sundays  they  shall 
continue  on  duty  until  dark,  and  at  all  times  until  dismissed 
in  pursuance  of  orders  from  the  Mayor.  And  the  Mayor  is 
hereby  empowered  to  regulate  from  time  to  time,  the  num- 
ber of  officers  and  privates  required  to  be  on  duty;  the 
number  of  relief;  the  hours  of  service  of  each  relief;  the 
arms  and  marks  of  office  to  be  used,  and  all  the  other  details 
necessary  to  efficiency. 

Sec.  24.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  it  shall  be 
the  duty  of  the  Watchmen  to  preserve  peace  and  good  order 
throughout  the  day,  and  to  arrest  and  carry  to  the  guard 
house,  all  rioters  or  disorderly  persons,  and  all  violates  of 
the  laws  of  the  State  or  Ordinances  of  the  city;  subject  to 
the  general  or  special  instructions  of  the  Mayor  from  time 
to  time ;  for  which  purpose  they  are  hereby  vested  with  the 
power  and  authority  of  City  Constables.  And  the  officer 
on  duty  shall  cause  all  persons  so  arrested  to  be  brought 
before  the  police  court  the  next  morning  at  10  o'clock: 
Provided,  That  any  white  person  may  be  released  until  that 
hour,  upon  entering  upon  a  recognizance  in  the  penal  sum 
of  one  hundred  dollars  and  with  an  approved  security  in 
the  like  sum  jointly  and  severally;  and  that  ail  other  per- 
sons may  be  released  until  that  hour  upon  the  master,  owner 
or  guardian  or  other  approved  white  person,  entering  into 
bond  in  the  sum  of  one  hundred  dollars;  conditioned  in 
either  case  for  the  appearance  of  the  persons  charged  with 
the  offence,  at  the  police  court  at  10  o'clock  the  next  morn- 
ing. And  the  Mayor  is  hereby  vested  with  authority  to  ex- 
amine into  and  hear  and  determine  on  the  case  so  brought 
.before  him,  and  to  inflict  such  penalties  as  the  Ordinances 
prescribe  in  relation  to  persons  arrested  by  the  Watch  at 
night,  and  to  turn  over  for  examination  by  the  Justices  of 
the  Peace,  all  persons  charged  with  offences  against  the 
laws  of  the  State. 

Sec.  25.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  when  upon 
other  occasions  than  Sundays  and  days  set  apart  for  religious 
observances,  the  Watch  shall  be  called  out,  they  shall  be 


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subject,  and  also  on  those  days  and  on  Sundays  in  addition 
to  the  duties  set  forth  in  the  preceding  section,  to  perform 
such  other  police  duties  as  the  Mayor  may  prescribe,  not 
inconsistent  with  the  laws  of  the  State  and  Ordinances  of 
the  City. 

Sec.  26.  And  he  it  further  ordained,  That  from  and 
after  the  passage  of  this  Ordinance,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of 
each  and  every  Policeman  and  Watchman  of  the  City  of 
Savannah,  to  place  upon  the  information  docket  the  names 
of  any  and  all  persons  who  shall  at  any  time  be  guilty  of 
violating  any  of  the  existing  Ordinances  of  the  City  of  Sa- 
vannah, and  shall  report  to  his  honor  the  Mayor  all  viola- 
tions of  the  said  Ordinances  which  may  come  within  his  of 
their  knowledge  at  any  time,  either  at  night  whilst  engaged 
on  duty,  or  during  the  day,  or  any  other  time  when  such- 
violation  of  any  of  the  Ordinances  aforesaid,  shall  come 
within  his  or  their  knowledge. 

Sec.  27.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  any  Police- 
man or  Policemen,  Watchman  or  Watchmen,  who  shall  or 
may  be  guilty  of  neglect  to  inform  against  any  person  or 
persons,  who  shall  at  any  time  be  guilty  of  violating  any 
of  the  existing  Ordinances  aforesaid,  such  Policeman  or 
Policemen,  Watchman  or  Watchmen,  shall  upon  conviction 
of  such  neglect  of  duty,  be  fined  in  a  sum  not  exceeding 
ten  dollars,  or  be  dismissed,  or  both,  at  the  discretion  of  the 
Mayor. 

Sec  28.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council,  22d  June,  1854. 

JOHN  E.  WARD,  Mayor, 
Attest:  Edward  G.  Wilson,  Clerk  Council 


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AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  provide  for  the  care  and  management  of  the  Savannah 
Water  Works. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof,  in  Council  assem- 
bled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  the  Mavor  shall  appoint  two  Aldermen  and  three  citi- 
zens at  large,  to  constitute  a  Board  of  Commissioners  for 
the  care  and  management  of  the  Savannah  Water  Works, 
who  shall  hold  their  offices  until  the  third  Monday  in  Dec- 
ember, in  the  year  1855,  at  which  time,  and  annually  there- 
after, the  Mayor  shall  appoint,  as  their  successors  in  office, 
a  like  number  of  Aldermen  and  of  citizens  at  large. 

Sec  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  persons  so 
appointed  shall  meet  and  organize  themselves  into  a  Board, 
by  the  choice  of  a  chairman,  from  their  own  number,  and 
may  make  such  rules  and  regulations  for  their  own  govern- 
ment as  they  may  deem  expedient. 

Sec  3.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  in  the  event 
of  vacancies  in  said  Board  by  death,  resignation,  removal 
or  otherwise,  the  Mayor  shall  have  power  to  fill  said 
vacancies. 

Sec  4.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  said  Board 
shall  have  power  to  make  rules  and  regulations  for  the 
government  of  the  Water  Works,  and  to  digest  a  system  of 
revenue  to  be  derived  therefrom,  all  of  which  shall  be  sub- 
mitted to  the  City  Council  for  its  approval. 

Sec  5.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  said  Board 
shall,  on  or  before  the  first  Monday  of  November,  annually, 
present  to  the  City  Council  a  report  of  the  condition  of  the 
Water  Works,  and  of  the  lands  and  other  property  connect- 
ed therewith;  an  account  of  all  receipts  and  expenditures; 
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together  with  any  information  or  suggestions  which  they 
may  deem  important,  and  shall,  at  the  same  time,  submit  to' 
the  City  Council  the  report  of  the  Superintendent  and  En- 
gineer, and  that  of  the  Secretary  . 

Sec.  6.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  chairman 
of  the  said  Board  shall  exercise  a  general  supervision  over 
the  Water  Works,  the  property  connected  therewith,  and 
over  all  officers  and  agents. 

Sec.  7.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  all  bills  for 
expenditures  by  the  said  Board  shall  be  certified  by  the 
chairman. 

Sec.  8.  And  he  it  further  ordained,  That  the  said  Board 
shall  have  power  to  make  all  necessary  repairs  of  the  works,- 
but  shall  not  make  any  addition  to  said  works,  nor  extend 
the  mains  and  pipes  of  distribution  without  the  approval  of 
Council  being  first  had  and  obtained. 

Sec  9.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  no  one  or 
more  of  said  Board,  shall  be  interested  directly  or  indirectly 
in  any  contract  entered  into  by  them  with  any  oth  er  person,, 
nor  shall  they  be  interested  either  directly  or  indirectly,  in 
the  purchase  of  any  material  to  be  used  for  the  Savannah- 
Water  Works. 

Sec  10.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  said  Board 
shall  have  power  to  appoint  and  remove  the  following  offi- 
cers and  employees,  to  prescribe  their  duties,  and  to  fix 
their  salaries,  provided  said  salaries  be  approved  of  by  the 
City  Council: 

First.    A  Superintendent  and  Engineer. 

Second.  A  Secretary  or  water  registrar,  who  shall  also  be 
clerk  of  the  Board. 

Third.    An  assistant  Engineer. 

Fourth.  Such  number  of  turncocks,  firemen  and  laborers, 
as  may  be  found  necessary  for  the  proper  and  economical 
management  of  the  works. 

Sec  11.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  Secretary 
or  water  registrar,  shall  pay  over  to  the  City  Treasurer  all 
water  rents  collected  by  him  in  accordance  with  the  rules 


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and  regulations  for  the  government  of  the  works,  to  be 
hereafter  adopted  by  the  Board  of  Commissioners. 

Sec.  12.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  City 
Treasurer  shall  keep  an  account  current  with  the  Water 
'Works,  and  whenever  the  receipts  shall  accumulate,  so  that 
there  shall  be  a  surplus,  not  needed  for  the  payment  of 
current  expenses,  including  interest,  or  the  alteration  or  ex- 
tension of  said  works,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Mayor,  to 
invest  the  same  in  some  safe  stock,  so  as  to  make  it  availa- 
ble for  the  payment  of  interest  and  principal  of  the  City 
Bonds  issued  for  the  Water  Works. 

Sec.  13.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  if  any  person 
shall  open  any  hydrant  within  the  limits  of  the  City  of  Sav- 
annah, or  lift  or  remove  the  cover  of  the  same,  without  the 
license  of  the  said  Board,  or  of  the  Superintendent  and  En- 
gineer, or  the  Secretary,  except  in  case  of  fire,  and  then  only 
under  the  direction  of  the  Fire  Company,  he,  she  or  they  so 
offending  shall  be  liable  to  a  penalty  of  not  less  than  ten, 
nor  exceeding  one  hundred  dollars,  one  half  to  be  paid  to 
.the  informer,  the  other  half  into  the  City  Treasury, 

Sec  14.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  if  any  person 
shall  make  any  opening  or  connection  with  any  pipe  or  reser- 
voir, without  the  license  mentioned  in  the  preceding  section, 
he  or  she  so  offending  shall  be  liable  to  a  penalty  of  not  less 
than  ten  nor  more  than  one  hundred  dollars,  one  half  to  the 
informer,  the  other  half  into  the  City  Treasury. 

Sec  15.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  if  any  person 
shall  turn  on  or  turn  off  the  water  in  any  of  the  pipes  or 
reservoirs,  without  the  license  mentioned  in  the  thirteenth 
section,  he,  she  or  they  so  offending,  shall  be  liable  to  a  pen- 
alty of  not  less  than  ten  nor  more  than  one  hundred  dollars, 
one  half  to  the  informer,  the  other  half  into  the  City  Trea- 
sury. 

Sec  1 6.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  if  any  person 
shall  destroy,  deface,  impair,  injure,  or  wantonly  force  open 
any  gate  or  door,  or  in  any  way  whatsoever,  destroy,  injure 
r  deface  any  part  of  the  engine  houses,  reservoir-building, 


460 


WATER  WORKS. 


or  other  buildings,  or  the  appurtenances,  fences,  trees  or  fix- 
tures, thereunto  appertaining,  or  any  water  pipes,  gates,  cis- 
terns, hydrants,  fountains,  or  any  fixtures  or  other  property 
appertaining  to  the  City  Water  Works,  he,  she  or  they  s$ 
offending,  shall  be  liable  to  a  penalty  of  not  less  than  ten  nor 
more  than  one  hundred  dollars,  one  half  to  the  informer, 
the  other  half  into  the  City  Treasury. 

Sec.  17.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  if  any  of  the 
provisions  of  this  Ordinance  shall  be  violated  by  any  slave 
or  slaves,  or  free  person  of  color  or  free  persons  of  color,  such 
slave  or  slaves,  free  person  of  color  or  tree  persons  of  color, 
shall  be  fined  in  a  sum  not  less  than  ten,  nor  more  than  one 
hundred  dollars,  or  receive  not  less  than  ten,  nor  more  than 
thirty-nine  lashes,  of  the  discretion  of  the  Mayor,  or  person 
or  persons  presiding  at  the  police  court. 

Sec  18.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  4th  May,  1854. 

JOHN  E.  WARD,  Mayor, 

Attest:  Edward  G.  Wilson,  Clerk  Council. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  amend  an  Ordinance  to  provide  for  the  care  and  man- 
agement of  the  Savannah  Water  Works. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof,  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  the  Board  of  Commissioners  of  the  Savannah  Water 
Works  may,  from  time  to  time,  authorize  and  license  plumb- 
ers to  make  and  repair  connections  with  the  water  pipes 
under  their  control,  and  any  person  not  duly  authorized  or 
licensed  as  aforesaid,  who  shall  make  such  connection,  shall, 
on  conviction  before  the  police  court,  pay  a  sum  not  exceed- 
ing one  hundred  dollars — one  half  of  the  fine  to  be  paid  to 
the  informer,  the  other  half  to  be  paid  into  the  City  Treas- 


WATER  WORKS, 


461 


nry.  Each  licensed  plumber  shall  give  bond  in  the  sum  of 
two  hundred  dollars,  conditioned  for  the  faithful  performance 
of  the  duty  of  his  office. 

Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  it  shall  be  the 
duty  of  the  plumbers,  to  make  returns  in  writing  to  the 
office  of  the  Secretary,  on  the  completion  of  all  connections 
made  by  them,  giving  a  description  of  the  premises,  location 
of  service  cock,  length  of  service  pipe,  number  of  feet  from 
the  easterly  or  westerly  line  of  the  lot  or  premises  where  the 
pipe  enters  the  same,  and  the  size  of  the  service  pipe,  the 
number  of  the  hydrants,  baths,  water  closets,  fountains, 
street  washers,  apparatus  for  garden  hose,  or  other  apparatus 
supplied  therefrom,  together  with  the  name  of  the  occupant 
or  owner  of  such  premises.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Su- 
perintendent to  inspect  the  connections,  and  upon  being 
approved  by  him,  he  will  allow  the  water  to  be  turned  on. 

Sec  3.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  if  any  plumber 
shall  neglect  or  refuse  to  make  the  return  required  by  the 
preceding  section,  or  shall  make  a  false  return  of  connections 
and  fixtures  attached  thereto,  he  shall,  on  conviction,  pay  a 
sum  not  exceeding  fifty  dollars,  and  be  subject  to  removal  or 
withdrawal  of  his  license. 

Sec.  4.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  material  of 
all  service  pipe,  connecting  with  the  distributing  pipes,  shall 
be  approved  by  the  Board  of  Commissioners. 

Sec  5.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  no  supply  of 
water  will  be  granted  to  any  house,  except  on  the  written 
application  of  the  owner  or  occupant  of  the  same,  at  the 
office  of  the  Board. 

Sec  6.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  all  connec- 
tions made  with  the  distributing  pipes,  shall  be  provided  with 
a  good  and  sufficient  stop-cock  therein,  located  at  the  main 
pipe,  for  the  purpose  of  stopping  or  shutting  off  the  supply 
of  water  whenever  the  same  shall  be  necessary. 

Sec  7.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  upon  receiving 
a  permit  to  connect  the  service  with  the  distributing  pipes, 
there  must  be  paid  such  sum  as  the  Board  of  Commissioners 


462 


WATER  WORKS, 


may  require,  to  cover  the  expense  of  the  service  cock  and 
inserting  the  same,  which  service  will  be  inserted  by  persons 
employed  by  the  said  Board  for  that  purpose  ;  and  any  per- 
son not  so  employed,  who  shall  tap  or  bore  any  main  or 
distributing  pipe,  for  the  purpose  of  inserting  a  service  cock 
therein,  or  for  any  other  purpose,  shall,  on  conviction,  for- 
feit for  each  offence  a  sum  not  exceeding  one  hundred  dol- 
lars and  costs,  one  half  payable  to  the  informer,  the  other 
half  into  the  City  Treasury, 

Sec.  8.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  if  the  connec- 
tion or  branch  pipe,  stop  or  hydrant'cock,  through  which  the 
premises  of  any  person  shall  have  been  supplied  with  water, 
shall  become  leaky  or  out  of  repair,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of 
such  person  forthwith  to  have  the  same  repaired;  and  if 
such  person  shall  neglect  to  have  the  same  repaired  within 
twenty- four  hours  after  notice,  he,  she  or  they,  on  conviction 
before  the  police  court,  shall  be  fined  in  the  sum  of  ten  dol- 
lars, and  if  such  person  shall  continue  to  neglect  to  have 
the  same  repaired,  the  supply  of  water  on  such  premises 
shall  be  shut  off. 

Sec.  9.  And  he  it  further  ordained,  That  if  any  person 
shall,  by  any  false  key  or  otherwise,  after  the  water  shall  be 
shut  off  from  any  premises,  cause  or  suffer  such  premises 
to  be  supplied  with  water,  such  person,  his  aiders  and  abet- 
ers,  each  and  every,  shall,  for  every  such  offence,  be  subject 
to  a  penalty  not  exceeding  one  hundred  dollars  and  costs — »• 
one  half  to  the  informer. 

Sec.  10.  And  he  it  further  ordained,  That  if  any  per- 
son shall  knowingly  and  unnecessarily  waste  the  water  on 
his  premises,  he,  she  or  they  shall  be  liable  to  a  penalty  of 
not  less  than  ten  dollars  and  costs ;  and  the  supply  of  water 
may  be  withheld  from  such  premises, 

Sec  1 1.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  if  any  per- 
son shall  wilfully  polute  the  water  in  the  reservoirs  or  pipes 
he,  she  or  they,  shall  be  subject  to  a  penalty  of  not  less  than 
fifty  nor  more  than  one  hundred  dollars  and  costs,  one  half 


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463 


payable  to  the  informer,  the  other  half  into  the  City  Treas- 
ury. 

Sec.  12.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  officers 
and  employees  of  the  Board  of  Commissioners  may,  when 
directed  by  the  Superintendent  at  any  seasonable  hours,  en- 
ter upon  any  lot  or  premises  to  inspect  the  condition  of  the 
Water  Works,  and  make  such  alterations  and  repairs  therein, 
or  do  such  other  acts  as  shall  be  deemed  by  them  necessary 
and  appertaining  to  their  duties ;  and  any  person  whose  pre- 
mises are  or  maybe  supplied  with  water,  in  pursuance  of  this 
Ordinance,  shall  be  deemed  and  taken  to  assent  to  the 
terms  and  requirements  of  the  same,  or  any  Ordinance 
amendatory  thereof. 

Sec.  13.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  in  all  cases 
where  any  servant,  apprentice  or  minor  shall  be  guilty  of 
any  breach  of  this  Ordinance,  the  master,  mistress,  employ- 
er, parent  or  guardian  of  such,  so  guilty,  shall  be  responsi- 
ble for,  and  subject  to  the  payment  of  the  penalties  imposed 
for  such  breach  or  violation. 

Sec.  14.  And  be  it  further  Ordained,  That  it  shall  be 
the  duty  of  every  person  whose  premises  may  be  supplied 
with  water,  to  prohibit  persons  from  procuring  any  water 
from  such  premises,  under  a  penalty  of  twenty  dollars  and 
costs,  and  the  supply  of  water  may  be  shut  off  from  such 
premises,  at  the  discretion  of  the  Board  of  Commissioners, 
and  every  person  who  may  use  the  water  without  paying 
therefor,  upon  conviction  before  the  police  court,  shall  be 
subject  to  a  penalty  of  twenty  dollars  and  costs,  one  half 
payable  to  the  informer,  the  other  half  into  the  City  Treas- 
ury. 

Sec.  15.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  it  shall  be 
the  duty  of  all  persons  regularly  employed  on  the  works,  to 
report  to  the  office  of  the  Board  in  writing,  any  leaks  or  un- 
necessary waste  of  water  that  may  come  to  their  knowledge^ 
also  any  violations  of  this  Ordinance. 

Sec  1 6.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  private  founts 
ains  or  jets  shall  not  be  used  more  than  three  hours  each 


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day,  unless  specially  permitted  and  on  additional  payment, 
and  the  right  is  reserved  to  suspend  their  use,  whenever  in 
the  discretion  of  the  chairman  of  the  Board  of  Commission- 
ers the  public  exigency  may  require. 

Sec.  17.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  supply 
of  water  may  be  withheld  from  all  premises  when  the  Ordi- 
nances, rules,  or  regulations  adopted  by  the  City  Council 
and  the  Board  of  Water  Commissioners  have  in  any  man- 
ner been  violated,  and  the  supply  not  again  let  on,  except 
upon  a  rectification  of  the  cause  of  withholding  the  samef 
and  satisfactory  assurance  given  that  no  further  cause  of 
complaint-  shall  arise,  and  upon  payment  of  the  sum  of  two 
dollars  to  cover  the  expense  of  shutting  off  and  letting  it  on. 

Sec.  18.  And  he  it  further  ordained,  That  all  fines  re- 
ceived for  penalties  under  this  Ordinance,  shall  be  placed  by 
the  City  Treasurer  to  the  credit  of  the  Water  Works. 

Sec  19.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  if  any  of  the 
provisions  of  this  Ordinance  shall  be  violated  by  any  slave 
or  slaves,  or  free  person  or  persons  of  color,  such  slave  or 
slaves,  free  person  or  persons  of  color,  shall  be  fined  in  a 
sum  not  exceeding  $100,  or  receive  not  less  than  10  nor 
more  than  39  lashes,  at  the  discretion  of  the  Mayor  or  per- 
son or  persons  presiding  at  the  police  court. 

Sec  20.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  rates  to 
be  charged  for  water  shall  be  payable  semi-annually  in 
advance  at  the  office  of  the  board,  on  the  first  day  of  May 
and  November,  (and  on  the  first  Monday  thereafter,  when 
said  day  shall  fall  on  the  Sabbath,)  and  rateably  for  any 
fraction  of  a  term ;  and  on  failure  to  pay  the  same  within 
three  months,  ten  per  cent,  will  be  added  to  the  assessment 
for  collection;  and  if  not  then  paid  promptly,  the  water 
shall  be  shut  off,  and  not  again  let  on  to  said  premises  until 
arrearages  are  paid,  and  at  least  two  dollars  in  addition  for 
shutting  off  and  letting  on. 

Sec  21.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  rates 
when  assessed  shall  be  final  and  conclusive,  subject  only  to 
levision  by  the  board, 


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Sec,  22.  Jlnd  be  it  further  ordained,  That  it  shall  be  the 
fluty  of  all  persons  who  may  desire  water  for  building  pur- 
poses, to  make  application  at  the  office  in  writing,  accom- 
panied by  an  estimate  of  the  amount  of  brick,  perches  of 
stone,  or  yards  of  plastering  for  which  it  is  required,  and 
pay  the  rate  assessed  therefor  before  using  the  same;  and 
any  person  using  water  in  violation  of  this  section  shall  be 
subject  to  the  penalties  provided  for  in  sections  7th  and' 14th 
of  this  Ordinance. 

Sec.  23.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  the  following 
shall  be  the  rates  to  be  charged  annually  for  the  use  of  the 
water,  Provided  that  no  house  shall  be  assessed  at  less  then 
five  dollars: 

WATER  RATES. 
Dwelling  houses  when  valued  for  the  assessment  of  taxes 


as  follows: 

Valuation. 

Water  Rate. 

$1,000 

-     $5  00 

over   1,000  and  not  exceeding 

$2,000 

6  00 

"  2,000 

66 

66 

66 

3,000  - 

8  00 

"  3,000 

66 

66 

66 

4,000 

10  00 

"  4,000 

66 

66 

66 

5,000  - 

-     12  00 

"  5,000 

ee 

66 

66 

6,000 

13  00 

"  6,000 

a 

66 

66 

7,000  - 

-    14  00 

"  7,000 

66 

66 

66 

8,000 

15  00 

"  8,000 

66 

66 

66 

9,000  - 

-    16  00 

"  9,000 

(6 

66 

66 

10,000 

17  00 

"  10,000 

66 

66 

66 

15,000  - 

-     18  00 

"  15,000 

66 

66 

66 

20,000 

20  00 

Which  latter  sum  shall  be  the  maximum  for  any  private 
family.  If  the  houses  are  occupied  by  more  than  one  white 
family,  an  additional  rate  will  be  charged. 

The  commissioners  are  hereby  authorized  to  assess  the 
valuation  of  the  improvements  upon  the  fee  simple  lots, 


59 


400 


WATER  WORKS. 


HOTELS. 

Hotels,  taverns  and  hoarding  houses,  not  including  water 
for  baths  or  for  uses  within  the  house,  will  be  charged  for 
each  bed  for  boarders  and  lodgers  within  the  same  $1. 

STORES. 

For  stores  and  offices  $5.  For  each  water  closet  more 
than  one,  five  dollars  additional,  and  for  each  urinal  or  wash- 
hand  basin,  more  than  one,  $2,50  additional. 

STxiBLES. 

Private  stables,  including  water  for  washing  Carriages,  $6, 
for  each  horse  over  two,  $2.  Livery  stable,  including  water 
for  washing  carriages,  for  each  stall,  $2.  Omnibus  stables 
for  each  horse,  $2.    Truckmen's  stables,  for  each  horse,  $2. 

HOSE. 

For  the  right  to  attach  a  hose  -§  inch  orifice,  for  washing 
houses  and  pavements  in  addition  to  the  charge  for  other 
uses,  not  less  than  $3. 

PRINTING  OFFICES. 

For  each  printing  office,  according  to  the  number  of 
presses  used,  not  including  supplying  of  steam  engine,  $6 
to  $40. 

REFECTORIES. 
Confectionaries,  eating  houses,  provision  shops,  refresh- 
ment and  oyster  saloons,  according  to  the  amount  of  water 
used,  $5  to  $40. 

STEAM  ENGINES. 
For  stationary  steam  engines,  working  not  over  twelve 
hours  per  day,  on  each  horse  power  $6. 

BUILDING  PURPOSES. 
For  each  thousand  brick  or  pearch  of  stone  laid,  and  for 
each  barrel  of  lime  used  for  plastering  5  cents. 

BAKERIES. 

For  the  average  daily  use  of  flour,  for  each  barrel  the 
uim  of  $3  per  annurm,  and  in  no  case  less  than  $25. 


WATER  WORKS. 


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FOUNTAINS. 

Fountains  are  only  to  be  used  at  the  discretion  of  the 
Board  of  Commissioners,  and  shall  be  charged  by  special 
contract.  No  fountain  will  be  allowed  when  the  water  is 
not  used  for  other  purposes. 

BATHS. 

Hotels,  taverns  and  boarding  houses,  shall  be  charged  for 
each  tub  exceediug  one,  the  sum  of  $5.    Public  bathing  es- 
tablishments shall  be  charged  for  each  tub  $5.  Private 
families  are  allowed  as  many  tubs  as  they  may  desire. 
WATER  CLOSETS. 

For  every  water  closit  beyond  one,  the  sum  of  $5  each. 

License  for  sprinkling  streets,  watering  gardens,  and  mat- 
ters not  hereinbefore  embraced,  are  reserved  for  special  con- 
tracts by  and  with  the  Board  of  Commissioners,  who  shall 
have  authority  to  made  special  contracts,  and  to  make  such 
alterations  in  the  foregoing  rates  as  in  their  judgment  the 
interests  of  the  city  may  require. 

Sec.  24.  And  he  it  further  ordained,  That  until  the 
first  day  of  November  next,  the  water  will  be  furnished 
gratis  to  all  who  will  make  the  necessary  connections  for  its 
use,  under  the  rules  and  regulations  of  the  Board  of  Com- 
missioners, except  when  the  same  is  used  for  manufacturing 
purposes,  or  as  a  source  of  revenue. 

Sec.  25.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  22d  June,  1854. 

JOHN  E.  WARD,  MayoL 

Attest:  Edward  &  Wilson,  Clerk  Council 


46S  WEIGHTS  AND  MEASURES. 

WEIGHTS  AND  MEASURES, 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
Regulating  Weights  and  Measures  in  the  City  of  Savannah. 

Whereas  by  a  law  of  the  Congress  of  the  United  States, 
standard  weights  and  measures  have  been  adopted  to  the 
end,  that  uniformity  may  be  established  throughout  the 
Union.  And  whereas  a  set  of  the  said  standards  have  been 
deposited  in  the  custom  house  of  this  city,  as  models  from 
which  others  may  be  made,  and  whereas  it  is  necessary  and 
proper  that  the  weights  and  measures  of  this  city  should  be 
made  to  conform  thereto. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  M ay  or  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  assem- 
bled, and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same3 
That  the  Mayor  be  and  he  is  hereby  authorizeo}  to  cause  to 
be  made  a  measure  of  brass  or  other  proper  metal  of  one 
yard  in  length,  to  be  graduated  and  sub-divided  according 
to  the  aforesaid  standard  deposited  in  the  custom  house, 
with  the  proper  divisions  engraved  thereon  and  likewise  two 
sets  of  the  pound  weight  and  its  component  parts  to  be 
made  of  similar  metal,  and  to  conform  to  the  aforesaid  stan- 
dard. And  the  said  measure  and  one  set  of  the  weights 
when  completed,  shall  be  confided  to  the  custody  of  the 
Clerk  of  Council,  and  the  other  set  of  weights  to  the  Clerk 
of  the  Market,  who  are  each  hereby  made  responsible  for 
the  preservation  and  safe  keeping  of  the  same. 

Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  so  soon  as 
the  measure  and  weights  required  by  the  first  section  of  this 
Ordinance  shall  be  completed,  the  Mayor  shall  by  his 
Proclamation  give  notice  thereof,  and  require  all  persons  in- 
terested to  apply  to  the  Clerk  of  Council,  or  to  the  Clerk  of 
the  Market,  for  the  purpose  of  having  their  weights  and 
measures  made  to  conform  to  the  standards  aforesaid,  and 


WEIGHTS  AND  MEASURES.  469 


the  clerk  shall  thereupon  stamp  or  cause  to  be  stamped  with 
the  letters  ( C.  S. ) ;  each  measure  when  found  correct  and 
likewise  each  weight,  when  made  of  a  material  that  is  ca- 
pable of  receiving  the  impression. 

Sec,  3.  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  every  person 
using  weights  or  measures,  for  the  purchase  or  sale  of  arti- 
cles of  any  kind  or  nature  whatsoever,  shall  be  required  to 
adjust  the  same  by  the  standards  aforesaid,  within  three 
months  from  the  date  of  the  proclamation  of  the  Mayor, 
and  every  person  refusing  or  neglecting  to  comply  with  this 
provision,  shall  upon  conviction  be  fined  in  a  sum  not  ex- 
ceeding thirtv  dollars  for  each  offence. 

Sec.  4,  And  be  it  further  ordained,  That  it  shall  not 
be  lawful  for  any  person  to  purchase  or  sell  by  any  other 
weights  or  measures,  than  those  adjusted  and  made  to  con- 
from  to  the  standard  prescribed  in  this  Ordinance ;  and  it 
shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Clerk  of  the  Market,  under  the  dir- 
ection and  superintendence  of  at  least  one  member  of  the 
Market  Committee,  annually  between  the  first  day  of  Octo- 
ber and  the  first  day  of  December,  and  at  any  other  time  or 
times  to  examine  and  compare  the  weights  and  measures 
used  in  the  market,  and  by  all  other  persons  buying  or  sell- 
ing by  weight  or  measure,  and  to  cause  every  person  using 
false  weights  or  measures  to  be  put  upon  the  information 
docket,  who  upon  conviction  shall  be  fined  in  a  sum  not 
.exceeding  Thirty  Dollars  for  each  offence. 

Sec  5.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  24th  March,  1842. 

WM.  THORNE  WILLIAMS,  Mayor, 

Attest:  Elisha  Wylly,  Clerk  Council, 


APPENDIX. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
Amendatory  of  the  existing  Tax  and  Badge,  or  License 
Ordinances  of  the  City  of  Savannah. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
l  nbled,  and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  from  and  after  the  passing  of  this  Ordinance,  the  rate 
of  taxation  and  price  or  sum  of  money  to  be  paid  into  the 
City  Treasury  for  licenses  or  badges  for  negroes  or  other 
slaves,  shall  be  the  same,  where  the  owner  or  owners  of 
negroes  or  other  slaves  be  non-resident  of  the  City  of  Sa- 
vannah, as  where  the  owner  or  owners  of  negroes  or  other 
slaves,  be  resident  in  the  City  of  Savannah. 

Sec.  2.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  19th  October,  1854. 

JOHN  E.  WARD,  Mayor. 

Attest:  Edward  G.  Wilson,  Clerk  Council. 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
To  amend  an  Ordinance,  entitled  an  Ordinance,  regulating 
shops,  stores,  bar  rooms,  and  for  granting  licenses  to  retail 
spirituous  liquors,  or  for  vending  goods,  wares  and  mer- 
chandize in  the  streets,  lanes,  alleys  and  squares,  within 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  its  extended  limits.  Passed 
12th  October,  1826, 


472 


APPENDIX. 


Sec.  1.  Be  it  Ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  f-L  imlets  thereof  in  Council  as- 
sembled, and  it  is  hereby  ordji;  lheauthorityofthesame9 
That  hotels  shall  be  •■.  v  the  provisions  and  liabili- 

ties of  the  tenth  section  oi  the  above  recited  Ordinance:' 
Provided,  the  proprietors  of  such  hotels  shall  have  obtained 
a  license  from  the  Clerk  of  Council,  called  a  hotel  license, 
for  which  they  shall  pay  the  sum  of  Eighty  Dollars,  under 
which  said  license  they  shall  have  all  the  privileges  granted 
to  retailers  of  malt,  wines  or  spirituous  liquor. 

Sec  2.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  25th  August,  1854. 

JOHN  E,  WARD,  Mayor. 

Attest:  Edward  G.  Wilson,  Clerk  Council 


AN  ORDINANCE, 
Granting  unto  the  Savannah  Lumber  Manufacturing  and 
Plaining  Machine  Company,  the  privilege  of  constructing 
a  timber  basin  on  the  west  side  of  the  bavannah  and 
Altamaha  Canal,  directly  opposite  the  Mill  of  said  company, 
upon  certain  conditions. 

Sec.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of  the 
City  of  Savannah  and  the  Hamlets  thereof,  in  Council  as 
sembled,  and  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same, 
That  from  and  after  the  passing  of  this  Ordinance,  the 
privilege  of  constructing  a  timber  basin  on  the  side  of  the 
Savannah  and  Altamaha  Canal,  directly  opposite  the  Mill 
of  said  company,  shall  be  and  the  same  is  hereby  granted 
unto  the  Savannah  Lumber  Manufacturing  and  Plaining 
Machine  Company,  upon  the  following  conditions: 

1st.  The  Directors  of  the  Ogechee  Canal  Company,  shall 
be  required  to  turn  off  the  water  on  the  tide  level  once  in 
three  days. 


APPENDIX, 


473 


■  2d.  The  written  assent  shall  be  obtained  of  the  proprie- 
tors of  the  adjacent  dry  culture  lands. 

3d.  The  city  shall  receive  bonds  to  indemnify  it  against 
damages  to  the  dry  culture  lands,  and  against  all  damages 
which  may  be  sustained  by  the  city,  and  against  all  claims 
which  may  be  made  against  the  city,  in  consequence  of  the 
erection  of  the  said  timber  basin. 

4th.  The  basin  shall  be  constructed  upon  a  plan  to  be 
approved  of  by  the  dry  culture  committee,  and  under  the 
superintendence  of  a  person  to  be  appointed  by  said  com- 
mittee, and  paid  for  his  services  by  the  company  petitioning 
for  the  grant. 

5th.    That  privilege  to  exist  only  so  long  as  council  may 
hereafter  deem  proper  and  upon  the  extinguishment  of  the 
privilege,  the  land  to  be  delivered  in  dry  culture  order  and 
the  basin  to  be  uniformly  weil  filled  with  earth. 
Sec.  2.    Repealing  clause. 

Passed  in  Council  10th  August,  1854. 

JOHN  E.  WARD,  Mayor. 
Attest:  Edward  G.  Wilson,  Clerk  Council. 


AN  ACT, 

To  extend  and  define  the  Corporate  limits  of  the  City  of 

Savannah. 

Sso.  1.  Be  if  enacted  by  the  Senate  and  House  of  Repre- 
sentatives of  the  State  of  Georgia,  in  General  Assembly  met, 
and  it  is  hereby  enacted  by  the  authority  of  the  same,  That 
the  corporate  limits  of  the  City  of  Savannah,  be  and  they 
are  hereby  extended  and  denned  as  follows,  to-wit:  "Begin- 
ing  at  a  point  on  the  western  side  of  the  mouth  of  Bilbo's 
canal,  and  running  thence  in  a  direct  line  to  a  Granite  stone 
near  the  culvert  on  the  Thunderbolt  road,  and  which  stone 

marks  the  line  of  the  present  city  limits,  thence  along  the 
60 


474 


APPENDIX, 


north  side  of  the  Thunderbolt  road,  the  west  side  of  Waters* 
road,  the  north  side  of  Lover's  lane  and  its  line  prolonged 
to  the  line  of  the  Springfield  plantation;  thence  along  the 
boundary  line  of  the  said  plantation  to  the  bifurcations  of 
the  Augusta  and  Louisville  road,  and  thence  to  a  point  on 
the  River  bank  ten  chains  west  of  W.  B.  Giles  &  Go's  mill, 
thence  along  the  line  prolonged  to  Hutchinson's  Island, 
thence  along  the  shore  line  of  Hutchinson's  Island  to  the 
east  end  of  it,  thence  to  the  point  of  begining." 

Sec.  2,  And  be  it  further  enacted  by  the  authority  afore- 
mid^  That  all  persons  residing  within  the  said  extended  and 
defined  limits,  shall  be  entitled  to  the  privileges  of  citizen- 
ship, under  the  same  restriction  and  conditions,  as  the  resi- 
dents of  the  wards  already  laid  out,  and  that  all  persons 
and  property  within  the  said  extended  and  defined  limits,  be 
and  are  hereby  declared  subject  to,  and  bound  by  all'  the 
Ordinances  and  regulations  of  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  of 
the  City  of  Savannah  and  the  hamlets  thereof,  which  are 
now  of  force  or  may  hereafter  be  ordained  and  established; 
With  this  provision  nevertheless,  That  the  said  corporate 
authorities  shall  have  no  power  to  tax  any  part  of  the  lands 
or  other  property,  brought  within  the  extended  limits  by 
this  Act,  until  the  plan  of  the  city  shall  be  regularly  and 
bona  fide  extended  over  such  part. 

Sec.  3.  And  be  it  further  enacted,  by  the  authority  afore- 
said, That  all  laws  and  parts  of  laws  militating  against  this 
Act,  be  and  the  same  are  hereby  repealed. 

JOHN  E.  WARD, 
Speaker  of  the  House  Representatives. 
JOHN  D.  STELL, 

President  of  the  Senate. 

Approved  February  13th,  1854. 

HERSGHEL  V,  JOHNSON,  Governor, 


INDEX, 


AUCTIONEERS. 
'When  to  be  elected  by  Council,  §  1st  Ord.,  3d  Oct.,  1844,  1 
Not  more  than  six  to  be  elected,  §  9th  Ord.  2d  Aug.  1839,  62 
Amount  and  condition  of  bond,  "  "  "  62 
"  to  be  paid  for  license  and  fees,  «  «  63 
Penalty  on  conviction  for  collusion,  &c.,  "  "  63 
Tax  to  be  imposed  on  gross  amount  sales,  section  1st, 

ordinance  29th  August,  1S50,  2 
All  persons  except  licensed  Vendue  Masters,  Sheriffs, 
Coroners,  Constables,  &c,  prohibited  from  holding 
any  public  sale  or  auction  within  the  city,  penalty  for 
so  doing,  §  1st  Ordinance  1st  July,  1852,  -  3 

Applicant  for  office  to  specify  the  store  or  place  at  which 
he  intends  to  carry  on  his  general  auction  business, 
§  2d  Ordinance  1st  July,  1852,         -  3 
Licences  not  assignable,  §  2d  Ordinance  1st  July,  1852,  3 
Auctioneer  prohibited  from  using  his  license  in  any 
manner,  so  as  to  allow  any  person  except  his  partner 
to  share  in  his  commissions  and  profits.    Penalty  for 
so  doing,  §  3d  Ordinance  1st  July,  1852,       -       -  4 
License  to  authorize  auctioneer  to  hold  special  auction 
sales  at  any  point  in  the  city,  bona  fide,  §  1st  Ordi- 
nance 24th  February,  1853,  -       -       -  5 
See  title  City  Officers,  §  9th             -       -       -  62 


GEORGE  ANDERSON. 
Relief  o£    See  title  Fire,  -  219 


476 


INDEX 


ABSENCE. 

No  officer  holding  any  appointment  under  council  (the 
Mayor  and  City  Printer  excepted,)  permitted  to  absent 
himself  from  the  city  for  more  than  twenty-four  hours 
without  permission  from  the  Mayor.  If  beyond  thirty 
days,  permission  to  be  granted  by  council.  See  title 
City  Officers,  Ordinance  2d  August,  1839,  §  18th,  66 

Any  member  of  the  Fire  Company  contemplating  an 
absence  from  the  city  for  more  than  one  month,  re- 
quired to  provide  a  substitute  to  be  approved  of  by  the 
Chief  fireman.  See  title  fire,  §  2d  Ord.  £4th  April,  1825,  193 

Any  measurer,  inspector,  weigher  or  guager  who  shall 
remove  from  the  city,  or  be  absent,  &c.,  to  forfeit  his 
appointment.    §  ISth,  Ordinance  15th  March,  1827,  275 

Six  months  absence  considered  sufficient  to  vacate  the 
seat  of  a  Commissioner  of  Pilotage.  §  3d  Ordinance 
2d  August,  1839,  -  360 

BREAD. 

Bread  from  page  -       -       -       -       -     5  to  11 

BAKER. 

Required  to  imprint  on  every  loaf  of  bread  offered  by 
him  for  sale,  the  initials  of  his  or  her  name,  and  the 
Nos.  1,  2  or  3,  according  to  the  quality  of  the  bread. 
Penalty  for  neglecting  so  to  do,  §  1st  Ord.  8th  Feb.  1798  6 

Penalty  if  the  bread  be  deficient  in  weight,  according 
to  the  assize.    §  2d  same  Ordinance,  6 

Penalty  for  adulterating  the  purity  of  the  flour  in  any 
manner,  further  than  is  necessary  to  the  well  making 
or  baking  thereof.    §  3d  same  Ordinance,        -  6-7 

Powers  of  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  to  enter  premises 
of  bakers  at  all  times  of  the  day,  to  inspect,  try,  and 
weigh  the  bread  there  found,  and  if  found  wanting 
in  goodness  of  material  or  deficient  in  weight,  &c., 
their  duty.    §  4th  same  Ordinance,  7 


INDEX 


477 


Penalty  if  baker  refuse  to  allow,  or  hinder,  or  resist  the 
same  being  done,    §  5th  same  Ordinance,       -  7 

Duties  of  the  City  Treasurer,  or  in  case  of  his  absence 
or  sickness,  those  of  the  City  Clerk,  as  to  the  mode 
and  manner  of  ascertaining  the  monthly  price  of  the 
several  qualities  of  flour,  in  order  to  affix  the  assize. 
§  6th  same  Ordinance,  7 

Form  of  Treasurer's  or  Clerk's  certificate  of  same,  and 
p  enalty  for  neglecting  or  refusing  to  make  same 
§  7th  same  Ordinance,  -  8 

The  profit  of  the  baker  on  each  barrel  of  flour  fixed  at 
$4  50.    §  1st  Ordinance  27th  November,  1823,  .  9 

Duty  of  Marshal  and  City  Constables  in  reference  to  the 
inspection  of  the  bread.    §  3d  same  Ordinance,  9 

Certain  Ordinances  in  relation  to  bread  repealed,  and 
above  ordinances,  8th  February,  1798  and  27th  Nov. 
1823,  revived  and  declared  to  be  of  force.  §  1st  and 
2d  ordinance  29th  July,  1841.  10 

Table  of  the  assize  fixed,  -  10 

Bakers  not  permitted  to  carry  on  their  trade-in  any  other 
than  fire  proof  buildings.  §  1st  Ord.  7th  April,  1842,  11 

Chimneys  of  eveiy  bake  or  cook  house  to  be  swept  once 
a  week,  during  the  period  of  using  same.  Penalty 
for  neglecting  same.    §  1st  and  2d  ordinance  31st 


October,  1823,  title  Fire  179 
BADGES. 

See  title  Fire,  §  6th  Orel.  10th  March,  1825,  -  183 

"  §  1st,  3d  &  8th  Orel  25th  May,  1826,  196-7 

"    Market,  §  16th  "     22d  July,  1839,  238 

"  "  §  1st  and  2d  «  16th  Dec.  1840,  337 
"    Negroes,  §  1st,  2d,  4th,  6th  and  20th  Ord.  2d 

August,  1839,  339,  340,  341,  342,  346 
"  "  §  1st  and  2d  Ord.  29th  Dec.  1853,  348 
"    Taxes,  §  3d  "    16th  Nov.  1843,  438 

.  "    Appendix,  Ordinance  19th  October,  1854,  471 


478 


INDEX. 


BILLIARD  TABLES  &  BOWLING  ALLEYS. 

Monthly  tax  thereon  discontinued,  §  1st  Ord.  16th  Nov, 
1843,  -       -        -       -       -       -       -  11 

How  and  at  what  time  owners  thereof  are  to  make 
their  return  and  pay  tax  to  City  Treasurer.  §  3d 
same  ordinance,  -       -       -       -       -  12 

When  opened  after  1st  January  in  any  year,  to  be  sub- 
ject to  same  return,  and  payment  of  a  proportionate 
tax,  section  4th  same  ordinance,       -       -       -  12 

Proprietors  of  same  not  to  allow  any  riotous  or  disor- 
derly conduct  within  their  premises,  and  prohibited 
keeping  open  after  (12)  o'clock  at  night  Penalty  for 
violation,  section  5th  same  ordinance,  -       -  12 

Tax  on  billiard  tables,  $100.  On  bowling  alleys,  $50, 
Section  1st  ordinance  29th  December,  1S53,       -  13 

BOARD  OF  HEALTH. 


Mayor  to  appoint  at  the  first  meeting  of  Council  in 
May  of  every  year,  two  citizens  from  each  ward,  to 
constitute  a  board  of  health.  Section  1st  ordinance 
10th  July,  1S23,  -        -        -        -        -        -  14 

Duties  of  said  board  and  Marshal  and  Scavenger  point- 
ed out.    Sections  2d  and  3d  same  ordinance,  14 

Owners  of  all  untenanted  houses,  stores,  &c,  required 
to  open  and  ventilate  same,  from  first  May  to  tenth 
November,  in  every  year.  Duties  of  Mayor  and 
Marshal  in  relation  to  same.  Penalty  against  owner 
failing  or  omitting  to  do  so.  Sections  1st,  2d  and  3d 
ordinance  25th  August,  1823,  -       -       -  15 

Duties  of  Board  of  Health  and  Marshal  in  relation  to 
sinks  or  privies  surcharged,  whether  offensive  or  not. 
Section  1st  ordinance  20th  April,  1827,  -  16 

Not  lawful  for  Marshal  or  any  other  person  to  clean  out 
any  privy,  between  first  July  and  last  day  of  October, 
in  each  year.    Section  1st  ordinance  20th  Oct  1831,  If 


INDEX. 


Duty  of  persons  owning  or  occupying  any  lot  to  keep 
same  clean.  Duty  of  Board  of  Health  and  Marshal 
upon  neglect  of  same.  Sections  2d,  3d,  4th  and  5th, 
ordinance  20th  April,  1827,  -       -       -  16-17 

Penalty  against  all  persons  refusing  admittance  to,  or 
opposing,  or  resisting  the  committees  of  the  Board  or 
Marshal  in  the  execution  of  their  duties.  Section 
6th  same  ordinance.  -       -       -  17-18 

Powers  of  Board  of  Health  to  continue  from  their  ap- 
pointment, for  the  term  of  twelve  months  thereafter. 
Section  7th  same  ordinance,  -  18 

Duty  of  every  owner,  or  lessee,  &c„  of  every  lot  where- 
on any  dwelling  house  is,  &c,  to  have  attached  to 
every  tenement  a  privy  to  he  built  and  sunk  accord- 
ing to  ordinance.  Penalty  for  refusing  or  neglecting 
so  lo  do.  §  1st  and  2d  Orel.  22d  Sep.  1831,  and  §  1st 
Ord.  25th  Aug.  1853,  title  Nuisances,  as  to  how  and 
in  what  manner  privies  are  to  be  built,  -  18-19 

Duty  of  keepers  of  all  boarding  or  lodging  houses, 
between  31st  March  and  1st  November, in  each  year, 
to  report  to  Board  of  Health  the  name  of  each  board- 
er or  transient  person  taken  sick  therein,  within  12 
hours  thereafter.  Penalty  for  neglect.  Section  1st 
and  2d  ordinance  3d  December,  1829,  -       -  20 

No  person  permitted  to  bring  within  the  city  any  negro 
or  negroes  sick  with  any  epidemical,  pestilential, 
contagious  or  infectious  disease,  or  for  the  purpose  of 
avoiding  the  same,  from  any  neighboring  plantation. 
Section  1st  Ord.  19th  July,  1849,  and  2d  Aug.  1849.  21 

No  pemd  or  basin  for  holding  timber  for  saw  mills,  &c., 
to  be  excavated  or  created  within  the  extended  limits 
of  the  city,  after  passing  of  this  ordinance.  Section 
1st  ordinance  6th  December,  1849.  -       -  22 

Not  lawful  at  any  time  from  1st  May  to  1st  December, 
to  allow  the  water  to  be  drained  off  from  any  canal 
or  basin,  within  the  extended  limits  of  the  city,  and 
penalty  therefor.  Sections  2d,  3d,  4th  and  5th  same 
ordinance,  23 


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INDEX.. 


BONDS.  • 

For  City's  subscription  of  $50,000  to  Monroe  Railroad' 
Company,  payable  in  bonds  in  5,  6,  7,  8  and  9  years. 
§  1st  Ord.  3d  Nov.  1842,  and  2d  §  Ord.  amendatory 
thereof  1st  December,  1842,  -  23-24 

Bonds  to  Andrew  Low  &  Co.    Ord.  28th  Feb.  1843.  24 

For  City's  subscription  for  1500  shares  in  South  West- 
ern Railroad  Company,  payable  in  bonds  to  be  issued, 
ordinance  2d  August,  1849  -  25-26 

For  City's  subscription  for  2000  shares  in  the  Augusta 
and  Waynesboro'  Railroad  Company,  payable  in 
bonds  to  be  issued,  ordinance  17th  Jan.  1850,  27-28 

Bonds  of  the  City  to  be  issued  in  payment  for  the  pur- 
chase of  the  Springfield  Plantation,  ordinances  10th 
June  and  29th  August,  1850,  -       -       -  29-30 

For  City's  subscription  for  1000  shares  in  South-west- 
em  Railroad  from  Fort  Valley,  Ord,  10th  April,  '51.  31-32 

For  subscription  to  the  Savannah  and  Ogeechee  Plank 
Road,  ordinance  17th  January,  1852,  -  33 

For  the  purchase  of  a  lot  of  land  for  the  site  of  the 
Water  Works  of  the  City,  ord.  1st  July,  1852,       -  33 

For  the  construction  of  said  Water  Works,  ordinance 
27th  January,  1853,   34 

For  subcription  to  the  extended  stock  of  the  Savannah 
Gaslight  Company,  ordinance  10th  Feb.  1853,  35 

For  improving  the  navigation  of  the  river  and  harbor 
of  Savannah,  Ord.  2d  June,  1853,       -       -  35-36 

For  subscription  to  the  capital  stock  of  the  Savannah 
and  Albany  Railroad  Company,  Ord.  23d  Sept.  '53,  36-37 

For  subscription  to  the  branch  road  between  Columbus 
Ga.  and  Opeiika,  Ord.  6th  April,  1854,  37 

CATTLE  LIMITS. 
Not  lawful  to  keep  any  bull,  ox,  steer  nor  more  than 
one  cow,  within  certain  limits,  miles  same  be  kept  in 
a  house  floored  or  paved,  and  kept  constantly  clean, 
and  free  from  dirt.    Sec.  2d  Ord  11th  Feb.  1841,  38 


INDEX 


451 


Penalty  for  a  violation  thereof,  §  2d  Ord.  11th  Feb.  ?41,  38 

Duty  of  City  Marshal  and  Constables  to  take  up  and 
impound  any  of  said  animals  found  going  at  large, 
and  sell  same  upon  five  days  notice,  if  penalty  ex- 
penses and  costs  be  not  paid  by  owner,  §  2d  same  ord.  38 

Penalty  against  owner,  slave  or  free  person  of  color  for 
a  violation  of  above  ordinance,,  sections  2d  and  Sd  39 

Limits  defined  within  which  said  cattle  are  not  permit- 
ted to  run  at  large,  sec.  1st  Ord.  10th  March,  1853,  39 

CANAL  BASINS, 

To  authorize  and  permit  the  Central  Railroad  &  Bank- 
ing Company  of  Ga.  and  the  Savannah  Patent  Brick 
Company,  to  make  and  excavate  certain  basins  for 
timber  and  flat  boats,  under  certain  restrictions.  Sec. 
1st  and  2d  ordinance  7th  April,  1853,  -  40 

Appendix.    See  Ordinance,  10th  August,  1854,  473 

CEMETERIES. 

Penalty  against  all  persons  whilst  within  the  enclo- 
sures of  any  of  the  Cemeteries,  conducting  them- 
selves disorderly,  or  defacing  or  injuring  any  tomb, 
head  stone,  vault,  enclosure  or  tree,  section  3d  Ord. 
14th  March,  1839,       ------  41 

The  Hebre  y  bin  ial  grounds  to  be  considered  and  deem- 
ed public  cemeteries  of  the  city.  §  1st  ord.  27th  Aug.  '39,  42 

A  portion  of  Springfield  Plantation  set  apart  as  a  public 
Cemetery,  to  be  known  by  the  name  of  Laurel  Grove 
Cemetery,  Sec.  1st,  2d  and  3d,  Ord.  3d  June,  1852,  42-43 

The  health  and  cemetery  committee  with  five  citizens 
to  be  appointed  by  the  Mayor  to  constitute  a  board  to 
name  the  avenues,  number  the  lots,  and  offer  them 
for  sale,  section  4th  Ord.  3d  June,  1852,       -  43-44 

The  lots  to  be  set  up  at  a  valuation  of  ten  dollars  and 
the  time  of  sale  to  be  advertised  for  at  least  ten  days, 
Section  5th,  -  44 

61 


4S2 


INDEX. 


Purchaser  of  lot  on  payment  of  purchase  money  toJ 
City  Treasurer  and  fees,  to  receive  from  council  a  title 
upon  certain  conditions.  §  6th  same  Ord.       -       -  44 

Purchase  money  for  said  lots  to  be  kept  separate  from 
all  other  monies  in  the  Treasury,  section  7,       -  45' 

No  interment  of  any  deceased  person  to  be  made  in 
either  of  the  old  Cemeteries  or  in  any  other  place, 
(the  Hebrew  excepted)  after'  Mayor's  proclamation, 
that  Laurel  Grove  Cemetery  is  prepared  to  receive 
such  remains,  section  8th,  -  45 

Penalty  for  a  violation  thereof,  section  10th,  -  46 

A  portion  of  said  cemetery  set  apart  for  the  interment 
of  colored  persons,  section  9th,  45 

The  improvements  to  be  made  at  Laurel  Grove  Ceme- 
tery, section  11th,  -       -       -       -       -  46 

A  keeper  of  said  cemetery  to  be  elected  by  council,  for 
three  years.  His  duties  and  salary,  and  penalties  for 
neglect  of  his  duties,  section  12th,  -       -  46-47 

The  old  office  of  Sermon  abolished,  section  13th,       -  47 

The  fees  which  the  keeper  of  Laurel  Grove  Cemetery 
is  required  to  collect  and  pay  into  the  City  Treasury, 
section  14th,  -  47 

By  whom  the  interments  in  said  cemetery  are  to  be 
regulated  and  prescribed,  section  15th,  47 

Penalties  against  any  person  white  or  colored,  who 
shall  remove,  deface  or  in  any  manner  injure  any 
monument,  railing,  enclosure,  ornament,  tree  or  plant 
within  said  cemetery,  or  shooting  any  gun,  pistol,  rifle 
or  other  firearm  therein,  section  16th,       -       -  47-48 

A  certain  portion  of  said  cemetery  set  apart  for  the  in* 
terment  of  paupers  and  strangers,  section  17th,  18th,  48 

The  Mayor  to  appoint  a  person  to  protect  the  old  cem- 
etery, his  duties  and  salary,  section  19th,       -  49 

Health  and  cemetery  committee  authorized  to  sell  any 
reverted  or  unsold  lot  at  private  sale  for  $10  after 
public  sales  closed,  section  20th,       -       -       -  49 


INDEX. 


483 


fTo  person  permitted  to  bid  off  or  purchase  in  his 
own  name,  more  than  one  of  the  lots  in  said  ceme- 
tery, section  1st,  ordinance  10th  March,  1853.       -  49 

Mayor's  proclamation  closing  the  old  brick  cemetery, 
for  the  purpose  of  interment,  50 

Every  Undertaker  superintending  a  funeral  required  to 
keep  a  correct  record,  in  a  well  bound  book  of  all  in- 
terments made  by  himself  or  assistants  in  any  other 
place  than  Laurel  Grove  cemetery,  and  showing  the 
nativity,  age  &c,  of  deceased,  section  1st,  ordinance 
20th  October,  1853,       -----  50-51 

;Said  Undertaker  required  to  hand  to  the  Clerk  of  Coun- 
cil, a  regular  monthly  transcript  of  said  record,  and 
also  to  furnish  a  weekly  report  of  same  to  secretary 
board  of  health,  section  2d,  ordinance  above,       -  51 

Duty  of  Clerk  of  Council  to  copy  said  monthly  tran- 
script as  also  that  of  the  keeper  ot  Laurel  Grove  ceme- 
tery in  a  book  to  be  kept  for  that  purpose,  and  his 
compensation  therefor,  section  3d,  ordinance  above,  51 

Penalty  against  every  person  acting  as  an  Undertaker 
or  Sexton  failing  to  comply,  and  perform  the  above 
duties,  section  4th,  ordinance  above,       -       -  51 

•The  head  of  every  family  or  keeper  of  any  public  or 
private  boarding  house  &c,  from  whence  a  dead  body 
shall  be  removed,  for  burial  in  any  other  place  than 
L.  G.  C.  who  shall  employ  no  Undertaker,  required 
within  12  hours  after  such  burial  to  make  special 
report  thereof,  to  the  Clerk  of  Council  under  penalty 
of  $30  for  neglect,  section  5th,  ordinance  above,  51-52 

The  duties  of  the  keeper  of  L.  G.  C,  whenever  appli- 
cation is  made  to  him  to  deposit  the  remains  of  any 
deceased  person  in  the  public  vault,  section  1st 
ordinance  9th  March,  1854,  54 
No  remains  to  be  admitted  into  said  vault,  except  in  air 
exhausted  cases  or  cases  filled  with  deoderizing  pow- 
der,— the  body  of  any  person  who  may  have  died  of 
small poxy  never  to  be  deposited  therein,  §  1  st  ord„  above  54 


481 


INDEX, 


The  fees  to  be  demanded  and  collected  by  the  keeper 
L.  G.  C.  for  deposit  of  remains  in  said  vault,  and  his 
duty  to  pay  same  when  collected  into  City  Treasury, 
section  3d  ordinance  above,  ...  54 

No  other  vault  in  said  Cemetery  to  be  used  for  rent  or 
hire,  penalty  therefor,  section  2d  ordinance  above,  55 

Remains  of  any  deceased  person  left  in  said  public 
vault  for  one  month,  to  be  removed  therefrom  within, 
the  next  sixty  days  after  notice  to  do  so,  and  if  not 
then  removed,  to  be  interred  by  keeper  in  that  por- 
tion of  the  cemetery  allotted  to  strangers,  unless 
some  friend  or  relative  shall  provide  a  lot,  section 
3d  ordinance  above,       -       -       -       -  55 

The  remains  of  deceased  persons  taken  from  any  vault 
in  the  old  cemetery,  and  which  are  inoffensive  may 
be  deposited  in  the  public  vault,  free  from  charge  of 
entrance  fee,  but  subject  to  a  daily  charge  of  25  cents, 
section  4th  ordinance  above,  55 

A  certain  portion  of  Laurel  Grove  cemetery,  set  apart 
for  the  special  use  of  the  members  of  the  Hebrew 
congregation  and  for  the  interment  of  Isrealite?,  ordi- 
nances 17th  Nov.  1853,  and  4th  May,  1854,  $2,53,55,  5$ 

CITY  OFFICES. 

Mayor,  his  duty  on  the  2d  Monday  in  Nov.  in  each 
year  to  publish  an  account  of  the  receipts  and  ex- 
penditures of  the  city  for  the  year  ending  31st  Oct. 
preceeding,  section  2d  ordinance  26th  June,  1854,  57 
To  have  an  office  in  the  exchange  building  section  1st 

ordinance  10th  Feby.  1853,  -  57 
To  be  Chairman  of  the  committee  on  Finance  section 

2c!  same  ordinance,       -  57 
His  general  duties  pointed  out,  §  3d,4th,  ord.lOth  Feb.?53,  57,58 
His  salary  to  be  $2500  per  annum,  section  5th,       -  58 
The  duty  and  power  of  the  Mayor  to  suspend  any  city 
officer,  for  any  flagrant  violation  of  duty  and  report 
game  to  council,  &c.?sec.  19th  Ord.  2d  August  1839,  66 


INDEX. 


485 


For  his  various  other  special  duties,  see  titles,  police 
court,  market,  negroes,  fire,  watch,  .&c,  * 

CLERK  OF  COUNCIL, 

To  keep  his  office  at  the  exchange  and  attend  thereat 
daily  from  9  o'clock,  A.  M.  to  (2)  o'clock,  P.  M.  Sun- 
days excepted,  sec.  2d  ordinance  2d  August  1839,  59 
His  general  duties  prescribed,  section  2d,       -  59-60 
His  salary  and  fees  of  office,  section  20th,  -        -  67 
His  bond  and  oath  of  office,  sections  14th  and  15th,  65 

CITY  TREASURER. 

To  keep  his  office  at  the  exchange  and  attend  thereat 
from  9  o'clock,  A.  M.  to  2  o'clock,  P.  M.,  section  3d 
ordinance  2d  August  1839,       -     v-  •    -  60 

His  general  duties  prescribed  section  3d,  -  -  -  60 
His  fees  of  office,  section  20th  ordinance  above,  67-68 
His  salary,  section  1st  ordinance  20th  April  1854,  75 
His  bond  and  oath  of  office,  section  14th  and  15th 

ordinance  2d  August  1839,        -       -       -       -  65 
His  duties  as  to  the  receiving  returns  and  collecting 
taxes,  sections  6th,  7th,  8th,  9th,  and  10th  of  ordi- 
nance 27th  August  1839,  title  taxes,       -  421-425 

CITY  MARSHAL. 

His  general  duties  prescribed,  sections  4th  and  6th, 

ordinance  2d  August,  1839.  -       -       -  60-61 

"His  bond  and  oath  of  office,  Sees.  14th  and  15th,  -  65 
His  salary  and  fees  of  office,  Sec.  20th  -       -  68 

His  duties  and  responsibilities  as  to  the  enforcement 
and  collection  of  tax  executions,  §  11th  and  12th 
Ord.  27th  August,  1839,  title  Taxes,  -  425-426 


480 


INDEX. 


CITY  CONSTABLES. 
Tiieir  number  and  duties  prescribed  §  5th  (3rd.  2d  Aug. '39, 61 
Their  oath  and  bond,  Sec.  14th  and  15th,  65 
Their  fees  of  office,  section  20th,  -       -  69 

Their  salary,  section  1st  Orel  30th  June,  1852,       -  73' 

city  port  Wardens, 

When  and  how  many  to  be  elected,  §  7th  Ord,  2d  Aug,  ?39,  61 
Their  oath,  section  10th  ordinance  14th  March,  1824, 

title  Port  Wardens,  -  370-371 

Their  bond,  Sec.  15th  ordinance  2d  August.  1839,  65 
As  for  their  general  and  special  duties,  see  title  Port 

Wardens. 

CITY  HARBOR  MASTER. 
When  and  by  whom  elected  and  his  general  duties, 

section  Sth  ordinance  2d  August,  1839,  -  61-6$ 
His  oath,  section  14th,  ?       ?       -       -       -  65 

His  further  duties  general  and  special,  section  1st,  Ord. 

16th  October,  1845,  =       -  248-249' 

IPs  bond,  section  2d,  same  ordinance,  -  -  249 
Harbor  fees,  and  when  and  by  whom  to  be  paid.  Sees. 

1st,  2d,  3d,  4th  and  5th,  Ord.  1st  March,  1849,  249-250 
His  salary,  Sec.  1st,  Orel,  24th  April,  1851,  -  250 

See  title  Harbor  Master. 

-CITY  VENDUE  MASTERS  OR  AUCTIONEERS. 
When  and  how  many  to  be  elected,  Sec,  9th,  ordinance 

2d  August,  1839,  -        -       -       -  62-63 

Their  bond  and  general  duties,  Sec,  9th,  »  62 

Penalty  for  collusion  or  malpractice,  Sec.  9th,  6| 
For  their  duties  and  liabilities  generally,  see  title  Auc- 
tioneers, from  page  I  to  5. 


CITY  PUMP  CONTRACTOR. 
W|ien  and  by  whom  elected,  §  10th,  Ord.  2d  Aug.  '39,  §§ 


INDEX. 


487 


The  amount  of  his  bond,  and  his  oath,  Sees.  14th  and 
15th,  same  ordinance,  -  65 

His  duties  generally,  Sec.  10th,  ordinance  2d  August, 
1839,  and  15th  December,  1853,  -       -        63,  73 

CITY  MESSENGER. 

His  duties  generally,  §  11th,  ordinance  2d  Aug.  1839,  63 

His  oath  and  bond,  §  14th  and  15th       "       "  65 

His  salary,  Sec,  1st  ordinance  28th  May,  1S46,  72 
His  special  duties  and  extra  compensation  therefor. 

See  resolution  of  Council  21st  April,  1853,  72 

KEEPER  OF  THE  GUARD  HOUSE. 

His  duties,  Sec.  11th,  ordinance  2d  August,  1839,  63 
His  salary,  Sec.  2d,  "       8th  January,  1S46,  71 

CITY  PRINTER. 

When  to  be  elected,  his  duties  and  compensation, 

Sec*  1st,  ordinance  26th  January,  1854,  -  75 

Duty  of  City  Clerk  to  furnish  City  Printer,  r&c,  with 
the  proceedings  of  Council  within  forty  eight  hours 
after  adjournment,  Sec,  1st,  Ord.  24th  March,  1853,  74 

KEEPER  OF  CITY  CLOCK. 

When  elected,  his  duties  and  compensation, 

Section  17th,  ordinance  2d  August,  1839,  -  66 

KEEPER  OF  THE  POWDER  MAGAZINE. 

When  and  by  whom  elected,  §  1st,  Ord.  16th  Oct.,  1  SI 9,  244 
His  bond,  "       "       a       «  ib. 

His  duties  generally,  §  5th,    "       "       "  244-245 

His  special  duties,  §  1st  and  2d,       a  8th  Mar.,  1832,  245 
His  fees  of  office  and  duties,  §  20th  *  2d  Aug.,  1859,  69 
See  title  Gunpowder. 


488 


INDEX. 


As  to  the  duties  of  the  Clerk  of  the  Market,  City  Sur- 
veyor and  Jailor,  when  to  be  elected,  their  bond,  oath 
and  fees  of  office,  see  tithes  "Market,"  "Streets,"  and 
"Jail." 

Not  lawful  for  any  officer  of  Council .  or  any  person 
holding  any  appointment  under  Council,  with  any 
salary  connected  thereto,  to  be  concerned  directly  or 
indirectly,  in  any  contract  with  the  City  Council, 
their  agents  or  officers,  of  a  pecuniary  character,  and 
penalty  for  so  doing.  §  12th,  Ord.  2d  August,  1839,  64 

COURT  OF  COMMON  PLEAS. 

Clerk  and  Sheriff  of  said  Court  to  be  elected  by  Coun- 
cil, and  when,  Sec.  1st  Ord.  8th  December,  1825,  76 

To  be  elected  for  three  years.  Sec.  2d  same  ordinance,      7  6 

Clerk's  bond,  $3000.  Sheriff's  bond,  $5000,  and  each  to 
take  and  subscribe  samq  oath  as  Clerk  and  Sheriff 
of  Superior  Court,  Section  3d,  same  ordinance,  76 

Special  duties  of  said  Sheriff  as  to  the  collection  of  all 
fines  and  penalties  inflicted  by  said  Court  and  to 
make  quarterly  returns  thereof  to  Council.  Sees.  1st 
and  2d,  Ord.  18th  April,  and  19th  Sep.  1844,     77,  78,  79 

Petitions  for  relief  from  Jury  fines,  to  be  made  to  coun- 
cil before  said  fines  are  paid,  §  1st,  Ord.  17th  Apr.  '45,  79 

COMMONS  AND  GRANTS. 

All  that  part  of  the  east  and  west  common  lying  be- 
tween the  Bay  and  B  rough  ton  streets,  to  be  laid  off 
into  lots  and  sold,  §  1,  &  2,  Ord.  28th  Sept.  1790,  80-81 

Nature  of  the  conveyance  to  be  made  by  Council  to 
pun  haser  of  same,  Sec.  3d,  same  ordinance,  81-82- 

Washington,  Warren  and  Franklin  squares  designated 
and  named  ;  and  the  wards  attached  thereto.  East 
and  West  Bread,  Houston,  Price,  Habersham,  Lin- 
coln and  Jefferson  streets,  also  designated  and  named, 
Section  2d,  ordinance  12th  January,  1791,  84-85 


INDEX 


489 


Certain  lots  designated  for  the  use  of  the  Episcopal, 
Lutheran  and  Baptist  Churches,  and  for  the  Academy 
and  Hospital  and  vested  therein,  Sec  3d,  same  Ord,  85 

Lot  No.  (19,)  Franklin  Square,  vested  in  the  Trus- 
tees of  the  Baptist  Society,  in  exchange  for  lot  No. 
29,  Washington  Square,  and  lot  No.  23,  Franklin 
Square,  vested  In  the  Hehrew  Congregation,-  section 
1st  and  2d  ordinance  4th  August,  1795,       -  88 

All  that  pari:  of  the  east  and  west  common  situate  be- 
tween Broughton  Street  and  the  southern  boundary 
line  of  the  city,  extended  and  between  East  and 
West  Broad  streets,  laid  off  into  (120)  lots,  60  by  90 
feet  and  to  be  sold  upon  certain  terms  and  conditions, 
sections  1st,  2d,  3d,  4th  and  5th,  ordinance  30th 
May,  1799^      -       -       -       -       -  88,89,90 

Liberty  square  and  ward,  Columbia  square  and  ward, 
and  Green  square  and  ward,  designated  and  named 
section  7,  ordinance  above,       -  90 

Certain  lots  designated  and  vested  in  the  Presbyterian, 
Episcopal,  Lutheran,  Methodist  and  Roman  Catholic 
Congregators,  section  8,       -  90-91 

All  that  part  of  the  south-west  common  bounded  north 
by  Liberty  ward,  south  by  the  five  acre  lots,  to  the 
east  of  Jefferson  street  and  west  by  West  Broad  street, 
to  be  laid  off  into  40  lots  and  to  be  sold  upon 
certain  terms  and  conditions,  sections  1st,  2d,  3d. 
4th  and  5th,  ordinance  20th  April,  1801,     91,  92,  93,  94 

Elbert  square  and  ward,  and  Liberty,  (Wilkes,  Scriven, 
Chatham,  now  Perry,  McDonough,  and  Hull 
streets,)  South  Broad,  Oak  and  Franklin  streets, 
designated  and  named,  sections  6th  and  7th,  ordi- 
nance above,  94-95 

President,  State  and  Congress  streets,  designated  and 

named,  section  1st,  ordinance  21st  February,  1803,  96 
A  certain  piece  of  ground  situate  on  the  Bay,  bounded 
east  by  lots  of  Edward  Telfair,  and  laid  out  into 


62 


INDEX. 


lots,  valued  and  to  be  sold  upon  certain  conditions 
and  restrictions  therein  specified,  sections' 1st,  2d,  3d. 
and  4th,  ordinance  27th  June  1803,       -       -  96,&?,98 

Ail  that  part  of  the.  south  common,  bounded  north  by 
South  Broad  street,  south  by  Liberty  street,  east  by 
the  public  burial  ground  and  west  by  Jefferson  street/ 
laid  out  into  (106)  lots,  and  to  be  sold,  upon  certain 
terms  and  conditions,  sections  1st  2d,  3d,  4th  and 
5th,  ordinance  19th  June,  1815,       -       -  99-100 

Jackson  ward  and  Orleans  Square,  Brown  ward  and 
Chippewa  Square,  and  Perry,  McDonough  and  Hull 
streets,  designated  and  named,  sec.  6th,  Ord.  above,  101 

A  surplus  piece  of  ground  situate  on  the  Bay  in  New 
Franklin  Ward  to  be  sold  upon  certain  terms  and 
conditions,  and  to  be  considered  as  part  of  said  ward, 
section  1st,  2d,  3d  and  4th,  ordinance  22d  March, 
IS  19,  and  section  1st  and  2d,  ordinance  16th 
January  1851,       -       -       -       -  102,122,123 

Lots  No.  47,  48,  Brown  ward,  vested  in  fee  simple  in 
the  wardens  of  Christ's  Church,  section  1st,  ordi- 
nance 11th  May,  1820,       -  103 

Trustees  of  Methodist  Church  empowered  to  sell  lot 
No.  40,  Brown  ward,       -       -       -       -  103 

Grant  for  lots  No.  33  and  34  Washington  ward  to 
S.  C.  Dunning,        ......  104 

Grant  of  lots  No.  33  34,  Brown  ward  in  fee  simple,  to 
the  Roman  Catholic  Church,       -       -       -  104 

A  certain  portion  of  the  south  common  to  be  laid  off 
into  lots,  (60  by  100)  and  to  be  sold  upon  certain 
terms  specified,  section  1st,  2d,  3d  4th  and  5th, 
ordinance  3d  February  1837,       -       -  105,106,107 

Lafayette,  Jasper  and  Pulaski  wards,  designated  and 
named,  and  Harris  and  Tattnall  streets,  section  2d, 
ordinance  above,       -       -       -  -       105-=! 06 

Width  of  Liberty,  between  Bull  and  Drayton  streets, 
continued  to  be  130  feet,  &c,  sections  1st  and  2d 
ordinances  28th  March,  1837,       -       -       -  107-108 


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491 


The  Jurisdiction  a'nd  o?€mances  fee  city,  to  he  of 
force  in  the  extended  limits  over  persons  and  property 
therein,  section  1st.  ordinance  1 4th  March,  1839,  108 

The  streets  in  Curry  Town  to  be  called  after  the  streets 
running  therein,  section  2d,       -       -       -  108 

The  continuation  of  Abercorn,  Drayton,  Bull,  Whitaker 
and  Barnard  streets,  from  South  Broad  street  to  the 
southern  line  of  the  city,  to  take  the  same  names, 
section  3d,       -------  109 

All  that  portion  of  the  south  common  lying  south  of 
Harris  street  to  be  laid  off  into  lots  60  by  lOOf. 
valued  and  sold  upon  certain  terms  and  conditions, 
sections  4th,  6th  7th  and  8th,  Ord.  above,  109,110,111 

The  lots  between  Abercorn  and  Drayton  Streets,  to  form 
part  of  Layfayette  ward,  those  between  Drayton 
and  Whitaker  streets,  part  of  Jasper  Ward,  and  those 
between  Whitaker  and  Tattnall  streets,  part  of  Pulaski 
ward,  section  5th,  ordinance  above,       -       -  109 

Macon,  Charlton  &  Joness  Street,  designated  and 
named   109 

The  square  in  Jasper  ward  to  be  called  Madison  square, 
and  that  in  Pulaski  Ward,  Pulaski  square,  section 
5,  Ordinance  above,       -  109-110 

All  that  portion  of  the  south  common,  bounded  south 
by  Liberty  street,  east  by  Thunderbolt  Road,  north 
by  South  Broad  street,  and  west  by  Habersham 
street  to  be  laid  off  into  (86)  lots,  with  streets  &c, 
and  to  be  valued  and  sold  upon  certain  terms  and 
conditions,  and  to  be  called  Crawford  Ward,  section 
1st,  2d,  and  3d,  ordinance  11th  February,  1S41  and 
ordinance  2d  November,  1843,       -       -  111,112,113 

All  that  portion  of  the  south  common  lying  between 
Tatnall  and  Drayton  Streets,  extending  Southwardly 
three  streets  from  Jones  Street  to  be  laid  off  into  lots 
60  by  lOOf.  and  to  be  valued  and  sold  upon  certain 
terms  and  conditions,  sec.  1st  and  3d  ord.  4th  March 
1847,  and  sec.  1st,  Ord  14th  August,  1848,  114,115,116 


492  INDEX. 

I 

The  lots  between  Tattnall  and  Whitaker  streets,  con- 
tinued to  form  a  Ward  to  be  called  Chatham  ward, 
•  and  those  between  Whitaker  and  Drayton  streets 
continued  to  form  a  ward  to  be  called  Monterey, 
Taylor,  Gordon,  and  Gaston  streets,  designated  and 
named,  section  2d,       -       -       -       -       ^  114 

The  width  of  the  Trust  lots  in  Monterey  and  Chatham 
wards,  and  the  streets  between  them  to  be  60  feet 
each,  section  2d,  ordinance  11th  October,  1849,  117 

All  that  part  of  the  city  domain  north  of  Gordon  and 
east  of  Drayton  streets,  to  belaid  off  into  lots,  valued 
and  sold  upon  certain  terms  and  conditions,  sections 
1st  3d,  and  4th,  ordinance  13th  March,  1851  117-118 

Troup  ward  and  Troup  square,  Wesley  ward  and 
Whitfield  square,  and  Chatham  ward  and  Calhoun 
square,  designated  and  named  and  the  street  be- 
tween Taylor  and  Gordon  streets  to  be  called  Wayne 
street,  and  all  the  other  new  streets  to  take  the  name 
of  the  old  ones,  running  into  them,  section  2d, 
ordinance  above,       -       -       -       -       -  -118 

Railroad  street  designated  and  named,  and  its  width 
defined,  sec.  1st  and  2d,  Ord.  26th  August  1841,  119 

Lots  No.  69,  70,  71,  72  and  73,  and  also  the  lots  sepera- 
ted  therefrom  by  Lincoln  street,  and  numbered  65, 
66,  67  and  68,  attached  to  and  made  part  of  Crawford 
ward,  and  to  be  re-valued  and  sold  under  the 
existing  ordinance,  section  2d,  ordinance  19th 
August,  1847,  and  sec.  2d,  Ord.  10th  June,  1847,  120-121 

The  eastern  portion  of  Fig  Island,  containing  22  acres, 
authorized  to  be  sold,       -  121-122 

Grant  of  one  acre  of  said  Land  on  the  Eastern  end  of 
said  island  designated  as  lot  L  to  the  United  States,  122 

A  certain  portion  of  the  Springfield  tract  of  land  to  be 
laid  off  into  lots  valued  and  sold  upon  certain  terms 
and  conditions,  sections  1st,  2d,  3d,  4th  and  5th, 
ordinance  16th  January,  1851,      -       -  123,124,125 


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493 


A  certain  other  portion  of  same  tract  to  be  laid  off  into 
lots  valued  and  sold  upon  certain  terms  and  condi- 
tions, sections  1st,  2d,  3d,  4th,  5th,  6th  and  7th, 
ordinance  13th  March,  1851,       -       -       -  121,1.28 

Crrant  of  permission  to  J.  and  J.  Hines,  to  excavatea 
timber  basin  on  the  land  purchased  by  them  out  of 
Springfield  plantation,       -       -       -       -  -126 

Joint  lessees  of  a  lot  authorized  to  apply  to  council  to 
divide  same  and  receive  separate  leases,  or  to  make 
half  of  lot  fee  simple  &a,  Ord.  27th  Feb.  1851,  126-127 

Forsyth  place  and  ward  designated  and  named,  and 
lots  therein  to  be  laid  off,  valued  and  sold  upon 
certain  terms  and  conditions,  Ord.  24th  April, 9 51,  128-129 

The  width  of  Gaston  street  reduced  to  (7 5)  feet  and 
the  depth  of  the  lots  fronting  South  thereon  to  be 
increased  120  feet  upon  certain  terms,  conditions  and 
limitations,  sections  1st  2d  and  3d,  ordinance  31st 
July,  1851,       -       v      -       -        -,  130,131,132 

All  that  portion  of  city  domain  bounded  north  by- 
South  Broad  street,  south  by  Liberty  street,  east  by 
Abercorn;  and  west  by  Floyd  streets,  attached  to 
Brown  ward,  and  to  be  laid  off  into  lots  valued  and 
sold  upon  certain  terms  and  conditions,  sections  1st, 
2d,  and  3d,  ordinance  3d  November,  1853,  Fireman's 
Hall  to  be  erected  on  one  of  said  lots  set  apart, 
See  Title  Grants  page  239,       -  132,133 

A  military  parade  ground  set  apart  and  dedicated 
for  the. use  of  the  volunteer  companies  of  the  city 
under  certain  specified  conditions  &c.  ordinances 
11th  August  1853,  and  19th  November  1853,  133,134,135 

-Grant  to  the  subscribers  of  the  Savannah  Hotel  Compa- 
ny, certain  privileges  upon  certain  special  conditions, 
ordinance  11th  August,  1853,       -       -  135-136 

The  Savannah  Medical  College  to  be  exempt  from  the 
payment  of  ground  rent  and  taxes  on  their  lots  13th 
and  14th  Wesley  ward  and  improvements,  ordinance 
8th  September  1853,  -  136 


404 


INDEX. 


All  that  portion  of  city  domain  lying  south  of  Gaston 
street,  west  of  Barnard,  north  of  Gwinnett,  and  east 
of  Tatnall  streets,  to  be  laid  off  into  lots,  valued  and 
sold  upon  certain  terms  and  conditions,  and  to  be 
called  Charlton  ward,  Ord,  9th  March,  1854,  137-138 

4-U  that  portion  of  the  City  domain  lying  north  of 
Gaston,  south  of  Gordon,  and  east  of  Drayton  streets, 
to  be  laid  off  into  lots,  and  to  be  added  to  Calhoun 
ward,  ordinance  9th  March,  1854,       -       *■  138-139 

See  further  Title  Grants,  page  221  to  2440 

DISPENSARY. 

A  competent  apothecary  who  may  choose  to  put  up  the 
prescription  of  any  respectable  graduate  in  medicine, 
for  the  indigent  sick,  authorized  to  do  so,  and  charge 
same  to  the  city  upon  certain  special  conditions, 
section  1,  ordinance  29th  June,  1854,       -       -  140 

Apothecary  who  has  complied  with  said  conditions, 
required  to  send  in  then  bills  with  vouchers  annexed 
at  least  two  days  before  the  regular  meeting  of 
council,  section  2d, 

Penalty  against  any  person  who  shall  obtain  medicine 
at  public  expense  by  misrepresentation  &c,  sec.  3d,  141 

Ordinance  of  14th  July;  1853,  establishing  dispensary 
districts  and  physicians— Repealed,  section  4th,  141 

DONATION. 

An  annual  donation  of  $100  made  by  the  City  to  the 
Washington  National  Monument  Society,  on  the 
anniversary  of  the  birth  day  of  Washington,  Ord. 
3d  June,  1852.       -       -       -       -       -  141-143 

DOGS. 

No  dog  permitted  to  go  at  large  within  the  city,  unless 
muzzled  and  having  a  collar  around  his  neck  with 
owners  name  engraved  or  stamped  thereon.  Penalty 
for  a  violation  thereof,  sec.  1st,  Ord  1 1th  April,  1833.,  142 


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49 


No  dog  permitted  to  be  brought  by  any  person  or  to 
come  within  30  feet  of  the  Market  House,  during 
market  hours.    Penalty  therefor,  sec.  2d,  same  (3rd.  142 

The  Mayor  or  in  his  absence,  the  Chairman,  or  in  the 
absence  of  both,  any  two  Aldermen,  authorized  to 
issue  order  &c,  to  marshal,  &c.,  at  any  time  requiring 
them  to  kill  and  destroy  any  dog  or  dogs  not  accompa- 
nied by  the  owner  or  muzzled,  found  at  large,  &c., 
Penalty  against  marshal  &c,  for  neglect  or  disobedience 
of  same,  and  against  all  persons  resisting  or  interfering 
with  marshal,  sec.  3d,  ordinance  11th  April,  1839,  and 
section  2d,  Ord.  16th  November  1843,       -  143-145 

No  slave  or  free  person  of  color  permitted  to  keep  any 
dog  within  the  city.  Penalty  therefor.  Section 
1st,  ordinance,  16th  November,  1843,  -  144 

A  tax  of  $2,  imposed  on  every  dog  kept  by  any  white 
person  in  the  city,  and  to  be  included  in  the  tax  re- 
turn of  the  owner,  Section  2d,  same  ordinance,  144 

On  payment  of  said  tax,  City  Treasurer  to  grant  license 
to  the  owner  for  his  dog  to  run  at  large  for  one  year, 
upon  certain  conditions.    Penalty  for  keeping  a  dog 
contrary  to  ordinance,  or  failing  to  make  return. 
Section  2d,  same  ordinance,  -       -  144-145 

The  oath  to  be  taken  by  every  owner  of  a  dog  liable  to 
taxation,  at  the  time  he  makes  his  general  return  for 
taxes,  Section  3d,  same  ordinance,  -  145 

Every  dog  brought  into  the  city  immediately  to  be  re- 
ported to  the  City  Treasurer  by  owner,  to  pay  tax  and 
take  out  license  for  remainder  of  the  year.  Penalty 
for  neglecting  same.    Sec,  3d,  same  ordinance,  145 

DRAYS,  WAGONS  AND  VEHICLES. 

No  person  permitted  to  let  or  drive  for  hire,  any  cart, 
dray,  wagon,  or  other  carriage  within  the  city,  with- 
out first  having  obtained  a  license  for  so  doing  from 
the  City  Treasurer,  Sec*  1st,  Ord.  6th  June,  1839,,  146 


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Required  to  have  the  number  of  such  license  stamped 
on  a  tin  plate,  &c.,  and  fixed  in  some  conspicuous 
place  on  said  cart,  waggon,  or  dray,  §  1st,  same  Ord.  146 

Each  dray,  cart,  wagon  or  other  carriage  for  hire,  re- 
quired to  he  driven  by  a  sober,  discrete  and  able  per- 
son, and  not  less  than  16  nor  more  than  60  years. 
Penalty  for  a  violation,  Sec.  2d,  same  ordinance,  146 

All  licenses  for  driving  carts,  drays,  &c,  to  expire  on 
the  1st  Monday  in  January,  in  each  year,  §  3d,  same,  147 

Penalty  for  neglecting  or  refusing  to  carry  goods,  &c., 
when  not  actually  engaged  or  pre-engaged,  (Sundays 
excepted,)  upon  application  made,  and  payment  ten- 
dered,   Section  3d,  same  ordinance,  -  147 

The  rate  or  speed  prescribed  in  which  persons  may  be 
permitted  to  ride  on  horse  back,  or.  drive  carriages  or 
loaded  vehicles  through  the  streets  and  lanes  of  the 
city..    Penalty  for  a  violation,  §  4th  same  Ord.  147 

Ho  carts,  drays,  wagons  or  other  carriages  permitted  to 
use  the  lanes  of  the  city,  or  be  driven  therein,  with- 
out good  and  sufficient  excuse,    Penalty  therefor, 
Section  5th,  same  ordinance,  -       -  147-148' 

Kates  of  Drayage  prescribed,  Sees,  6th  and  8th,  148-149 

Penalty  against  driver  for  extortion,  Sec,  7th,  149 

Penalty  for  overloading  any  animal  of  burden  or  using 
&c,  any  bruised  or  lame  beast,  or  cruelly  beating  or 
illusing  the  same,  Section  9th,         £  #-  -  *  149? 

How  the  fines  when  recovered,  &c.,  are  to  be  paid  and 
to  whom,  Section  10th,  -  150 

The  rates  for  licenses  established  for  every  dray,  truck, 
cart,  wagon,  break  wagon,  four  and  two  wheal  pleas- 
ure carriages,  cab,  hack  or  other  vehicle,  as  they  may 
be  drawn  by  one,  two,  three  or  four  horses,  §  1st  and 
2d,  Ord.  20th  Dec,  ?49,  and  §  1st  Ord  10th  Feb.  '53,  151-2 

All  pleasure  carriages  brought  into  the  city  or  purchased 
after  1st  January,  annually,  and  previous  to  1st  July,, 
ensuing,  and  used  as  such,  owner  to  pay  full  annual 
tax,  and  if  brought  within  the- city,  or  purchased  after 


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1s  t  July  and  previous  to  31st  December,  ensuing  and 
used  as  such,  owner  to  pay  one  half  the  annual  tax. 
Section  1st,  ordinance  29th  December,  1853,  152-153 
No  four  horse  wagon,  dray,  cart  or  other  vehicle,  to  be 
loaded  with  more  than  8000  lbs.  weight,  whilst  pas- 
sing over  the  plank  road,  nor  more  than  3000  lbs. 
when  off  the  same,  and  all  others  in  proportion  to 
the  number  of  horses.  Penalty  for  violation  thereof. 
Section  3d,  20th  December,  1849,  -  151 

ENGINE  HOUSES, 
Lots  (66)  Crawford  ward,  (13)  Calhoun  ward,  (18) 
Forsyth  ward,  set  apart  for  the  erection  of  Engine 
houses  thereon.  Sec.  1st,  Ord.  4th , November,  1842,  153 
The  erection  of  New  Engine  Houses  in  any  public 
square  in  the  city,  forever  hereafter  prohibited,  and 
no  expense  to  be  incurred  on  the  present  engine 
houses,  except  for  the  most  necessary  repairs.  Sec. 
2d  and  3d,  same  ordinance,  -       -  153-154 

EXCHANGE  OF  CITY  LOTS. 

Ten  lots  in  Crawford  ward,  Nos.  53,  54,  55,  56,  57,  58, 
59,  60,  61  and  62,  to  be  conveyed  to  Hon,  James  M.- 
Wayne, in  exchange  for  certain  lands  of  his  necessa- 
ry for  the  prolongation  of  Liberty  street,  ordinance 
2d  May,  1844,  -  *>_  .  V.  154-155 

Lot  No.  5  Crawford  ward,  to  be  conveyed  to  John  Lewis 
for  same  purpose,  Ord.  27th  June,  1844,  155-156 

Lot  No.  15  New  Franklin  ward,  to  be  conveyed  to  D. 
O'Byrne  for  same  purpose,  Ord.  27th  June,  1844,  156-7 

Lot  No.  23  Jasper  Ward,  to  be  conveyed  to  Michael 
Dillon,  in  fee  in  exchange  for  certain  lands  of  his 
necessary  to  extend  and  widen  Bay  street  eastwardly^ 
ordinance  11th  July,  1844,  -       -  157-8 

Lots  Nos.  18,  19,  20,  21  and  22,  Crawford  ward,  to  be 
conveyed  to  Executors  of  the  late  John  P.  William- 
son, or  to  Trustees  fpr  his  creditors,  for  land  belonging 


498 


INDEX. 


to  said  estate  necessary  to  extend  Liberty  street  east 

to  Thunderbolt  roady  ordinance  5th  Sept.  1844,  159-160* 

Lot  No.  1 1  Crawford  ward,  to  be  conveyed  to  I.  K.  Teft, 
administrator  of  DeVillers,  for  lot  No.  3  Thunderbolt 
road  for  same  purpose,  Ofd.  18th  Sept,  1845,  158-9' 

Lots  Nos,  1 5  and  1 6  to  be  conveyed  to  F.  E,  Tebeau 
and  Bryan  Foley,  in  exchange  for  certain  lands  of 
theirs  necessary  to  extend  Broughton  street  east, 
ordinance  5th  February,  1846,  -       -  160-1 

Lot  No.  34  Jasper  ward,  to  be  conveyed  to  Mrs.  Mary 
Telfair  and  to  trustees  of  Mrs.  Margaret  Hodgson,  in 
exchange  for  3600  feet  of  land,  necessary  for  widen- 
ing a  part  of  Bay  street,  north  of  Jefferson  street,  &c. 
ordinance  16th  April,  1846,  -       -  161-3; 

A  certain  portion  of  the  city  domain  to  be  conveyed  to 
the  Savannah  poor  house  and  hospital,  upon  certain 
conditions,  in  consideration  of  a  relinquishment  to 
be  executed  by  it  of  all  claim  to  every  other  portion 
of  the  city  domain,  ordinance  6th  May,  1852,  162-163" 

Lots  No.  7  and  8,  and  the  eastern  quarter  of  lot  No.  6, 
Troup  ward;  Trust  lots  No.  19  and  20,  and  the 
eastern  half  of  lot  No.  32,  Troup  ward ;  lot  No.  8, 
and  the  eastern  half  of  lot  No.  7,  Wesley  Ward,  and 
lots  Nos.  33  and  34,  Troup  ward ;  lot  No,  9,  and 
Trust  Lots,  Nos.  19  and  20,  Wesley  ward  ;  and  lots 
Nos.  22  and  23,  Wesley  ward,  to  be  conveyed  to 
the  owner  or  owners  of  Garden  lots,  Nos.  21,  22,  33, 
34,  45,  46,  43,  44  east,  in  exchange  for  land  taken 
therefrom,  to  open  Price  street,  fifty  feet  wide,  and  to 
continue  Harris,  Macon,  Charlton,  Jones,  Taylor, 
Wayne  and  Gordon  streets.  Ord.  6th  May,  ?52,  163-104' 

Lots  Nos.  8,  9,  27,  28  and  29,  Charlton  ward,  to  be 
conveyed  to  Wylly  and  Montmoulin,  in  exchange 
for  a  portion  of  their  land  necessary  for  the  extension 
of  Montgomery  street,  south  of  Hull  street  west  of 
West  Broad  street ;  also  lots  No.  15,  16,  17,  20,  21, 
26,  and  11  to  be  conveyed  to  Mr.  Robert  Habersham 
for  same  purpose,  ordinance  2d  June,  1854,      -  165 


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499 


EXHIBITIONS. 

No  show  or  exhibition  of  any  kind  to  be  represented 
by  any  person  or  persons  whatsoever,  within  the 
limits  of  the  city  for  money,  gain  or  reward,  without 
the  permission  of  council  first  had  and  obtained, 
section  1st,  ordinance  11th  February,  1799,       -  166 

Application  for  such  permission  to  be  made  in  writing, 
stating  the  nature  of  such  exhibition,  the  persons 
concerned,  and  the  length  of  time  he  or  they  desire 
to  exhibit,  whereupon  council  may  grant  same, 
subject  to  restrictions  and  conditions,  or  reject  same, 
section  2d,       -       -       -       -  **r  -       -  166 

Penalty  for  exhibiting  without  such  permission  being 
first  obtained,  section  3d,       -       -       -       -  166 

Duty  of  the  Mayor  or  either  of  the  Aldermen  upon 
information  given  them  &c,  that  any  public  exhibi- 
tion or  show,  for  money  &c,  is  making,  or  about  to 
be  made  in  violation  of  above  ordinance,  section  4th,  167 

How  the  fines  imposed  are  to  be  recovered,  section  5th,  167 

Any  two  of  the  Finance  Committee,  in  the  absence  or 
sickness  of  the  Mayor  or  Chairman,  authorized  to 
grant  the  permission  specified  in  the  foregoing  ordi- 
nance, section  1st,  ordinance  14th  Feb'y  1839,  167-168 

ELECTION. 

The  election  of  all  City  Officers  unless  otherwise 
provided  by  a  law  of  the  State^  or  an  ordinance  of 
council  of  force  &c,  to  take  place  on  the  first  regular 
meeting  of  Council  in  January  in  each  and  every 
year.  The  duties  and  powers  of  the  Mayor  and 
Aldermen  in  case  a  vacancy  shall  occur  by  death, 
resignation,  removal,  disability,  or  any  other  cause, 
section  13th,  ordinance  2d  August,  1839.  Title, 
City  Officers,       -  64 


500  INDEX. 

FERE. 

No  owner  or  occupier  of  wharves,  or  public  docks  with- 
in the  city,  to  suffer  any  fire  to  he  made  thereon,  and 
no  person  whatever  permitted  to  careen  any  vessel, 
or  use  fire  thereat,  except  at  some  wharf  to  the  east- 
ward of  Andrew  McCredie's,  or  to  the  westward  of 
Levi  SheftalPs  wharf,  Sec.  2d,  Ord.  1st  Nov.  1791,  169 

Unlawful  for  any  person  to  store  or  lodge  any  pitch,  tar 
or  turpentine,  on  any  wharf  or  in  any  house,  out 
house,  store,  or  building,  within  this  city,  &c.?  except 
such  wharf,  lot,  house,  &c,  shall  be  to  the  westward 
of  Mr.  Mordecai  SheftalPs  lot  at  Y amaeraw,  and  to 
the  eastward  of  Andrew  McCredie's  lot,  and  at  no 
other  place  or  places  whatever.  Sec.  3d  and  4th,  169-170 

The  owner  or  consignee,  &c,  of  any  raft  of  lumber.  &c. 
required  within  six  hours  after  breaking  up  the  same 
to  remove  the  frame,  hoops,  binders  and  oars,  above 
high  water  mark.    Section  5th,  same  ordinance,  170 

Penalties  for  a  violation  of  the  above  ordinance,  §  8th,  ib. 

Unlawful  for  any  person  or  persons  to  boil,  burn  or  set 
fire  to,  &c,  any  pitch,  tar,  turpentine,  rosin  or  oil,  in 
any  quantity,  exceeding  fonr  gallons,  within  one  hun- 
dred and  fifty  feet  of  any  buildings  in  the  city,  or  to 
do  so  above  the  lower  line  of  James  Wallace's  wharf 
to  the  east,  or  below  the  upper  line  of  Bolton's  Yam- 
acraw  wharf  to  the  west.  §  1st,  Ord.  8th  Dec.  1806,  171 

Unlawful  for  any  person  to  store  any  unslaked  lime  in 
this  city,  for  sale  or  use  above  or  below  the  above  des- 
cribed limits,  nor  there,  unless  the  building  in  which 
it  is  stored,  be  one  hundred  yards  from  any  other 
building.    Penalty  for  so  doing,  Sec.  2d  and  3d,  171 

Every  person  occupying  a  building,  or  part  thereof  with 
a  chimney  thereto,  required  to  allow  and  permit  con- 
tractor to  inspect  and  sweep  same,  once  in  every 
month  from  first  October  to  first  April  in  every  year, 
and  kitchen  and  wash  house  chimneys  once  a  fort- 
night throughout  the  year.  Penalty  for  preventing 
or  opposing  his  so  doing,  §  1st,  Ord,  28th  Oct  1803,  172 


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'Bake  and  cook  houses  required  to  be  swept  every  week, 
-■during  the  period  of  using  the  same.  Penalty  for 
violation.  §  1st  and  2d,  Ord.  31st  October,  1823,  179 

Penalties  against  contractor  for  sweeping  chimneys  for 
neglect  of  his  duties,  §  3d  and  5th,  Ord.  1S03,  172-3. 

Contractor  required  to  give  notice  in  writing  to  every 
person,  by  leaving  it  at  the  house,  of  the  time  and 
hour  the  chimneys,  &c,  is  or  are  to  be  swept,  and  to 
be  a  proper  and  convenient  hour,  and  to  keep  an  of- 
fice to  be  entitled  a  sweep  office.  Sec.  4th,  same  Ord.  173 

Two  chimney  contractors  for  sweeping  chimneys,  to  be 
elected  by  council,  ;at  its  first  regular  meeting  in  Jan. 
annually,  one  for  all  that  part  of  the  city  west  of  Bull 
street,  and  the  other  for  all  that  part  of  the  city  east 
of  Bull  street.  See  Sec.  29th  Ord.  15th  April,  1814, 
and  Sec.  1st,  Ord;  2d  Jan.  1851,  and  Sec.  1st,  Ord. 
12th  January,  1854,  -       -  175,  177-8 

Each  contractor  to  give  bond,  take  the  oath,  and  within 
his  district,  perform  all  the  duties  now  required,  and 
receive  the  fees  now  allowed  by  the  ordinances  of 
the  city,  section  29th,  ordinance  15th  April,  1814, 
and  section  2d,  ordinance,  2d  January,  1851,      175,  177 

The  fees  of -the- contractor  for  sweeping  chimneys,  and 
from  whom  he  is  authorized  to  demand  and  collect 
the  same,  sections  1st  and  3d,  ordinance  9th  Feb'y 
1843,  and  section  2d,  ordinance  2d  Jan'y,  1851,  176-177 

No  ship  or  vessel  or  boat  lying  at  or  near  any  wharf,  or 
store,  or  alongside  any  other  .ship,  vessel,  or  boat, 
allowed  or  permitted  to  kindle  or  keep  any 
fire  in  any  caboose,  &c.j  upon  the  deck  of  said 
vessel,  and  unless  said  caboose  &c,  be  well  and 
safely  covered  &c,  to  prevent  the  communication  of 
fire  or  sparks.  Penalty  against  master,  for  violation 
thereof,  sec.  6th  and  7th,  Ord.  28th  Nov.  1803,  173-174 
Ordinance  on  same  subject  as  above,  but  more  specifi- 
cally applicable    to  the    boats  commonly  called 


502  INDEX 

Augusta  Boats,  sections  1st  and  2d,  ordinance  11th 
June,  1810,       -  179,180,181 

Duty  of  city  marshal  and  constables,  to  inform  against 
any  person,  (white  or  colored)  who  may  be  found 
discharging  within  the  city,  guns,  pistols,  crackers, 
&c.  Penalty  therefor,  sections  1st  and  2d,  ordinance 
15th  December,  1817.  -       -       -  181-182 

The  Savannah  Fire  Company  formed,  section  1st, 
ordinance  11th  March,  1825       -  182 

Said  company  to  elect  from  their  own  body  a  Chief 
Firemen  and  other  officers,  to  make  and  establish 
by-laws,  to  fine  or  expel  any  of  its  members,  and  to 
employ  a  clerk,  sec.  4th,  Ord:  above,       -  182-183 

To  report  to  council  the  name  of  the  individual  selected 
by  them  as  Chief  Fireman,  section  5,       -       -  183 

Duty  of  the  members  of  said  company  on  the  alarm 
of  any  fire,  section  6th,       -  183 

Badge  of  Chief  Fireman  to  differ  from  that  of  the 
others  so  that  he  may  be  known,       -  183 

Said  company  to  have  the  charge,  care  and  manage- 
ment of  all  the  engine  houses,  engines,  &c,  belong- 
ing to  the  city,  section  7th,       -       -       -       -  183 

The  Chief  Fireman  in  case  of  fire,  to  have  the  supreme 
and  absolute  command  of  the  firemen,  and  the  entire 
apparatus,  employed  for  the  extinguishment  of  fires. 
His  special  duties  pointed  out,  section  8th,       -  183,184 

Duty  of  City  Marshal  in  July  and  January  of  every 
year  to  take  an  account  of  the  colored  and  negro 
firemen  between  the  ages  of  16  and  60,  and  make 
return  thereof  to  the  Chief  Fireman.  Duties  of  said 
firemen  of  color,  and  free  negroes  (enrolled)  when  a 
fire  breaks  out  or  otherwise.  To  be  exempt  from  the 
payment  of  any  poll  tax  to  the  city  when  enrolled. 
Penalty  for  neglect  or  disobedience  of  orders,  section 
9th,  ordinance  above,       -       -       -       -  184-185 

Said  Fire  Company  authorized  to  form  from  the  free 
persons  of  color,  free  negroes,  and  hired  slaves,  axe- 


INDEX. 


503 


men,  hose-men  and  ladder-men,  &c.,  and  drill  them 
once  a  month*  Penalty  against  any  free  person  of 
color  or  free  negro  neglecting  his  duty.   §  11th  185 

The  general  powers  and  duties  of  the  Chief  Fireman, 
and  the  members  of  the  Fire  Company,  when  a  fire 
"breaks  out,  when  engaged  in  extinguishing  same,  or 
otherwise,  such  as  the  drilling  the  free  negroes,  &c, 
entering  houses  in  search  of  gunpowder,  pulling 
down  or  blowing  up  houses,  &a,  and  the  penalties 
against  all  persons  intervening,  obstructing  or  dis- 
obeying the  orders  of  said  chief  or  other  fireman  in 
the  premises.  Sec.  11,  12,  13,  17,  18,  20,  of  Ord: 
11th  March,  1825,  and  Sec.  2  and  4,  Ord.  5th  June, 
1828,  and  Sec.  5th,  Ord.  25th  May,  1826, 

185,  186,  187,  188,  196,  199,  120 

Duty  of  the  City  Marshal  and  City  Constables  on  every 
alarm  of  fire,  and  during  the  continuance  thereof; 
Penalty  against  them  in  case  of  absence  from  fire 
without  reasonable  excuse,  or  refusing  or  neglecting 
to  obey  the  orders  given  them.  Section  15th,  Ordi- 
nance 11th  March,  1825,  -       -       -  186-7 

Duty  of  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen  to  assemble  at  the 
place  of  the  fire,  to  preserve  order,  but  not  to  inter- 
fere in  any  manner  with  the  firemen.    Sec.  16th  187 

Duty  of  City  Scavenger  on  the  breaking  out  of  any  fire 
Sec.  21st,  Ord.  11th  March,  1825,  and  Sec.  3d,  ordi- 
nance 29th  Dec.  1853,  title  Scavenger.  -  189 

Not  lawful  (under  penalty  prescribed,)  for  any  person 
to  ride  in  or  through,  any  part  of  a  square,  street  or 
lane  in  which  the  inhabitants  shall  be  assembled  for 
the  purpose  of  extinguishing  a  fire,  except  the  com- 
mandant of  the  militia  and  his  necessary  officers, 
and  the  Mayor,  Chief,  and  second  and  third  firemen. 
Sec.  22d,  Ord.  11th  March,  1825,  and  Section  1st, 
ordinance  26th  August,  ?52,  -       -  189,  192 

Duty  of  the  Mayor  to  request  the  commander  of  the 
militia,  &c,  to  fix  the  number  of  men  necessary  to 


504 


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be  tinder  arms,  in  time  of  fire  by  rotine,  once  in 
every  three  montlis.  Sec,  23d,  Or  A  11th  March,  ?25,  190 

Every  owner  of  a  wooden,  stone  or  brick  house,  cover- 
ed  with  wood  and  occupied  as  a  dwelling  or  kitchen 
or  store  house,  of  more  than  one  story  high,  required 
to  provide  same  with  a  sufficient  ladder,  and  scuttle 
cut  through  the  roof,  of  specified  dimensions,  with 
steps  to  it  on  the  inside,  so  that  a  person  can  pass  up 
and  through  to  the  ridge  of  the  roof,  &c.  Penalty  for 
neglecting  so  to  do.  Sec.  25th,  Ord,  11th  March,  '25, 
and  Sections  1,  2,  3  and  4,  Ordinance  5th  June, 
1828,  -        I       ,  190,  198,  199,  20® 

Unlawful  for  any  person  to  carry  gunpowder  in  any 
wagon,  cart  or  dray,  through  the  squares,  streets,  lanes 
and  wharves  of  the  city,  without  a  secure  and  pro- 
per covering  over  the  same.  Penalty  for  so  doing. 
Section  28th,  ordinance  l  lih  March,  '25,  and  Sec.  1, 
Ord.  29th  March,  ?49,  title  gunpowder.  "    -        190,  246 

The  duty  of  every  master  or  commander  of  any  ship 
or  vessel  arriving  at  or  in  the  harbor  of  Savannah, 
having  on  board  more  than  56lbs,  of  Gunpowder  to 
cause  the  same  to  be  removed  to  the  magazine  within 
(24)  hours  after  his  mooring  at  or  opposite  the  city. 
Duty  of  harbor  master  in  relation  thereto,  penalty 
against  master  &c,  for  refusing  or  neglecting  to  com- 
ply, section  28th  ordinance  11th  March,  1825,  191 

The  mode  and  manner  in  which  all  stoves  and  stove 
pipes,  are  to  be  erected  and  fixed  in  any  house  in 
this  city,  section  29th,  ordinance  above,  »  191 

The  duty  of  the  lire  company  in  case  any  vacancy 
shall  occur  by  death,  resignation  or  otherwise  of  any 
of  its  members,  and  their  duty  in  case  council  shall 
reject  any  person  or  persons  nominated  by  them,  sec. 
1st  ord.  Mar.  24,  1825  and  sec.  1st  and  2d  ord,  8th 
Bee,  1825,  .       .       *       ..       .       .  192,19^ 


INDEX.  505 

i 

A  tax  imposed  of  ten  cents  upon  every  $100  value  of 
improved  real  estate  or  buildings  erected  on  lease. — 
The  monies  received  therefrom  to  be  exclusively  ap- 
propriated to  keeping  in  repair  the  engine-houses, 
engines,  hose  &c,,  sec,  1st,  2d,  3d  Ord,  27th  Oct.  '25,  1 94-5 

JjTo  person  to  receive  any  compensation  for  giving  any 
alarm  of  fire  &c,  sec.  1st  ordinance  16th  March  '26,  195 

All  male  slaves  who  receive  a  badge  from  the  city  be- 
tween the  ages  of  16  and  60  years  to  be  registered 
and  enrolled  under  the  fire  company,  and  subject  to 
all  the  orders  and  discipline  of  said  company.  Each 
slave  to  be  entitled  to  12  |  cents  for  each  hour  so  em- 
ployed, subject  to  penalties,  sec,  1st  ord.  25th  May  '26,  1 96 

Duty  of  said  slaves  upon  every  alarm  of  fire,  or  other- 
wise, Penalty  for  neglect  of  duty  without  sufficient 
excuse,  and  for  any  wilful  disobedience  of  orders, 
sections  2d,  3d,  4th  and  8th  ordinance  above,  196-197 

Duty  of  the  fire  company  to  keep  an  accurate  account 
of  the  time  each  slave  is  employed  in  working  and 
drilling,  and  also  penalties  incurred.  All  wages  due 
after  deducting  said  penalties  to  be  paid  slave  quar- 
terly, section  5th  ordinance  above,       «       -  196-197 

The  compensation  to  be  allowed  to  the  man  free  or  slave 
who  first  gets  to  his  engine  upon  an  alarm  of  fire, 
also  to  the  second  and  third  man,  sec.  6th  ord.  above,  197 

When  the  penalties  incurred  by  any  slave  shall  amount 
to  the  price  of  the  badge  held  by  such  slave,  in  de- 
fault of  the  payment  of  penalties,  badge  to  be  for- 
feited, sction  8th  ordinance  above,  -  -  -  197 
The  fire  company  authorized  to  distribute  rewards  not  ex- 
ceeding $30  for  each  fire  to  such  free  persons  of  color 
or  slaves  who  may  have  been  conspicuously  active 
and  useful  in  and  at  the  extinguishment  of  any  fire 
to  be  paid  by  the  City  Treasurer,  at  sight  upon  the 
order  of  the  Chief  Fireman,  section  1st  ordinance 
20th  July  1826,       r  •  /  -       ~* '  %       -       -  198 


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INDEX 


The  fire  limits  of  the  city  as  now  defined  and  bound* 
ed,  viz  r  commencing  at  the  River,  at  the  foot  of  east 
Broad  street,  and  running  southwardly  along  the  east 
side  of  East  Broad  street,  prolonging  the  line  until  it 
meets  the  northern  side  of  Liberty  street,  thence 
westwardly  until  it  reaches  the  eastern  line  of  Gwin- 
nett, street^  extended  to  where  it  will  intersect  Price 
street.  See  section  1st,  ordinance  10th  March,  1853, 
and  section  1st,  Ord.  8th  Sep.  1853,       -  211,212 

No  wooden  building  (now  erected)  permitted  to  be  re- 
moved from  any  point  within  said  limits,  or  from  any 
point  without  said  limits,  to  any  other  point  within 
the  same,  or  from  one  part  of  a  lot  to  another, 
without  the  special  permission  of  the  Board  of  Alder- 
men for  the  time  being,  section  1st,  ordinance  3d 
April  1834,  section  1st  and  7th,  ordinance  29th  June, 
1854,  and  sec.  7th,  Ord.  29th  June  1854,  200,205,218 

Same  prohibition  as  to  any  workshop  of  wood  or  any 
Bakery  or  public  oven  for  baking,  within  certain 
defined  limits,  or  erecting  such  shop^  bakery  or  oven 
within  said  limits.  Penalty  therefor,  section  1st  and 
2d,  ordinance  2Sth  March,  1839,  -  207 

Unlawful  for  any  person  to  put  up,  build,  or  erect  any 
building  or  structure  of  wood,  or  any  wooden  fence, 
within  the  following  limits :  between  Savannah 
River  on  the  North^  Gwinnett  street  on  the  South, 
East  Broad  street  on  the  east,  and  West  Broad  street 
on  the  west,  except  temporary  erections  of  wood  to 
protect  building  materials  and  wooden  fences,  west- 
wardly of  the  east  side  of  Jefferson  street,  and  east- 
wardly  of  the  west  side  ot  Abercorn  and  south- 
wardly of  Liberty  street,  section  1st,  ordinance  8th 
r  June,  1852,  _  -  -  ,  208,209 

Lawful  for  Council  upon  special  application  to  allow 
the  owner  of  any  wooden  building  (now  erected)  to 
alter  same  by  changing- the  roof  from  a  pitched  to  a 
flat  one,  provided  the  new  roof  be  metalic  and  does  not 


extend  above  the  ridge  of  the  former  roof,  section  2d, 
ordinance  above,  -  -  -  -  209 

No  house  or  building  of  any  description,  now  allowed 
to  be  put  up  within  the  above  prescribed  fire  limits, 
unless  the  same  be  built  of  brick,  stone,  or  some 
incombustible  material,  and  unless  the  walls  thereof 
shall  be  at  least  twelve  inches  thick  in  the  lower 
story,  and  8  inches  thick  above  it,  and  the  roof 
covered  with  slate,  tin,  or  some  incombustible 
coniDosition.  Penalties  for  violation  of  same.  See 
section  1st,  ordinance  29th.  May,  1845 — section  3d, 
4th,  5th  and  7th,  ordinance  3d  April,  1834 — section 
1st  of  ordinances  23d  January,  1845,  and  23d  May, 
1850 — section  2d,  ordinance  15th  August  1839,  and 
section  4th,  ordinance  29th  June,  1854, 

.•     208,20 1,202,206,203,2 17 

-That  portion  of  the  city,  known  as  Curry  Town, 
bounded  north  by  Jones  street,  east  by  Montgomery 
street,  prolonged  to  Gwinnett  street,  excepted  from 
the  provisions  of  the  foregoing  ordinances,  sections 
1st  of  ordinances  26th  June '52,  and  2dJune,?54,  209,210 

A  certain  portion  of  new  Franklin  ward  also  excepted 
from  provisions  of  above  ordinances,  section  1st, 
ordinance  14th  May,  1835,  -  -  205 

No  lumber  yard  of  any  description,  permitted  to  be  in 
the  city  within  the  following  limits,  viz:  on  the  east 
by  East  Broad  street,  south  by  South  Broad  street, 
and  west  by  West  Broad  street,  and  North  by  the 
present  boundary  of  the  city.  Sixty  thousand  feet  of 
lumber  now  permitted  to  be  kept  in  Lumber  yards, 
or  open  places  without  said  limits,  provided  the  same 
be  not  piled  more  than  fifteen  feet  high,  section  3d, 
ordinance  28th  March,  1839,  and  section  1st, 
ordinance  13th  June  1844,  -  -  207,204 

Unlawful  to  lay  a  hearth  to  any  chimney  in  the  city 
unless  the  same  be  laid  upon  a  brick  or  stone  arch,  &c. 
Penalty  for  violation,  sec.  1st,  Ord.  25th  Feb'y,  '41,  212 


508  INDEX. 

Optional  with  the  owners  or  occupants  of  houses 
wherein  coal  is  exclusively  burnt  to  have  their 
chimneys  swept  or  not,  ordinance  30th  Dec.  1852.  213 

The  city  divided  into  five  fire  districts.,  each  district 
hounded,  section  1st,  ordinance,  2d  August,  1846,  213-4 

The  duties  of  the  Watchman  in  the  Capula.  of  the 
exchange  at  the  occurrence  of  fire  specially  pointed 
out,  section  2d,  ordinance  2d  August,  1846,       -  214 

Duty  of  the  officer  of  the  Watch,  to  cause  the  alarm  of 
fire  to  be  extended  by  ringing  the  bell  of  the  guard 
house,  without  cessation  until  subdued.  Section  3d 
ordinance  above,  -  -  -  215 

Duty  of  the  officers  of  the  fire  company  and  City  Watch 
to  report  all  neglect  of  duties  required  by  foregoing 
ordinance.    Penalty  therefor,  sec.  4th,  Ord.  above,  215 

Duties  of  the  Oglethorpe  and  Washington  fire  compa- 
nies specified  and  pointed  out,  sections  1st  and  2d, 
ordinance  6th  October,  1853.  -  -  215,216 

No  cistern,,  engine  house,  engine,  fire  plugs,  &c,  nor 
any  other  property  or  apparatus,  used  for  extinguish- 
ing fires,  and  belonging  to  the  city  shall  be  used  at 
any  fire  ;  by  an^  person  or  persons  except  under  the 
direction,  management,  and  control  of  the  Savannah 
Fire  Company's  "Chief  Fireman,"  section  3d,  ordi- 
nance above,  -  -  -  -  216 

Powers  of  said  Chief  Fireman  or  such  person  as  may  be 
acting  in  his  place,  in  case  any  person  shall  violate 
the  provisions  of  the  foregoing  sections  or  neglect  or 
refuse  to  obey  any  command,  section  4th,  ord.  above,  216 

No  wooden  house,  building,  shed,  fence  or  structure  of 
wood,  which  encroaches  on  any  public  street,  &c, 
permitted  to  be  altered  or  changed,  (hereafter)  in  any 
manner  whatsoever,  section  1st,  Ord,  26th  June,  '54,  217 

No  wooden  house,  &c,  within  the  fire  limits,  permitted 
hereafter  to  be  repaired,  unless  by  the  permission  of 
council  to  be  founded  on  a  certificate  in  writing  from 
Chief  Fireman,  that  such  repairs  shall  not  amount  to 
a  rebuilding,  section  2d,  ordinance  above,  217 


INDEX.  509 

Whenever  the  repairs  upon  any  wooden  house  &c., 
shall  exceed  a  moiety  thereof,  it  shall  be  deemed  a 
re-building,  and  Chief  Fireman  prohibited  from 
granting  certificate;,  section  3d,  ordinance  above,  217 

Whenever  hereafter,  any  house  erected  within  the 
fire  limits  shall  be  roofed  or  covered,  it  shall  be  with 
slate,- tile,  tin,  or  some  incombustible  composition, 
section  4th,  ordinance  above,  -  -  217 

Penalty  against  all  persons,  and  especially  against  any 
mechanic  or  artificer,  who  shall  violate  or  be  instru- 
mental in  violating  any  of  the  provisions  of  the 
above  ordinance,  section  5th,  ,        -  217 

Lawful  for  the  Mayor  &  Chief  Fireman  to  cause  any 
house,  building,  or  structure  of  wood  to  be  pulled, 
down  and  removed  whenever  the]:  shall  consider  the 
same  a  nuisance  or  dangerous,  or  in  violation  of  the 
Fire  Ordinances,  section  6th,  ordinance  above,  218 

Any  wooden  building  in  the  condition  authorized  by 
the  above  ordinance,  permitted  to  be  removed  from 
one  part  of  a  lot  to  another,  even  though  within  the 
fire  limits;  if  permission  from  Council  is  first  obtained, 
sectipn  7th,  ordinance  above,  -  -  218 

Unlawful  for  any  person  or  body  corporate  to  keep 
within  any  one  enclosure  more  than  250  cords  of 
light  or  pine  wood.  Penalty  for  so  doing.  Powers 
of  Chief  Fireman  in  relation  thereto,  section  8,  218 

Ordinance  to  relieve  George  Anderson  from  the  penalty 
of  Fire  Ordinances,  ordinance  Sth  November,  1837,  215 

Ordinance  to  relieve  Charles  L.  Lodge  from  like 
penalties,  ordinance  25th  August,  1853,  -  220 

GRANTS. 

Grant  to  John  Shick,  &c,  Deacons  of  the  Baptist 
church,  for  lots  No.  27  and  28,  Brown  ward,  ordi- 
nance 12th  February,  1S29,        .  -      \    -  -  221 

Grant  to  the  Hebrew  Congregation,  for  lot  No.  64, 
Brown  ward,  ordinance  12th  March,  1829,     -  221,222 


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Grant  to  the  State  of  Georgia  of  all  that  western  halt  of 
trust  lot  letter  (G)  Percival  ward  for  the  purpose  of 
building  an  arsenal  thereon,  ordinance  26th  March, 
1829,  -    .        -  -  222,223 

Grant  to  John  Davidson  and  others,  trustees  of  the 
Unitarian  Society  for  Lots,  Nos.  35  and  38,  Brown 
ward,  Ord.  30th  June  lS31,and  18th  April,  1S33,  323,224 

Grant  to  Eliza  Mackay  and  others,  in  trust  to.  erect 
thereon  a  house  or  houses  for  indigent  widows,  two 
lots  east  of  the  old  brick  cemetery,,  ordinance  19th 
April,  1832,  -  s    .       -  -  224,22^ 

Grant  to  the  United  Stages  in  fee  simple  of  all  that 
parcel  of  ground  extending  from  the  southern  line 
of  Liberty  street  212  feet,  6  inches  south  and  from 
the  eastern  line  of  Bull  street,  302  feet,  6  inches,  to 
erect  Barracks  thereon, ordinance  22d  Aug.  1833,  225,226 

Grant  to  George  G.  Faries  and  others  as  trustees  for 
the  First  Presbyterian  church,  lots  No.  37  and  38, 
Brown  ward,  ordinance  26th  June,  1834,       -  £26 

Grani  to  Samuel  J,  Bryan,  and  others,  as  Trustees  for 
the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  lot  No.  48,  Jackson 
ward,  ordinance  11th  December,  1834,  -      .  227 

Grants  to  the  Central  Railroad  &  Banking  Company  of 
Georgia  for  5  acres  of  land  for  the  purpose  of  a  Rail 
Road  Depot,  under  certain  limitations,  and  also  for  all 
that  part  of  the  public  lot  of  land  known  as  the 
Spring  Hill  lot,  as  bounded  therein,  ordinance  24th 
Nov.  '36,  30th  Aug.  '3S,  and  30th  Jan.  '40,  228,229,230,231 

Grant  to  the  Female  Asylum  for  lots  No.  32  and  33, 
Jasper  Ward,  ordinance  23d  Feb.  18  39,  231 

Grant  to  the  vestry  of  the  Catholic  Church  of  St.  John 
the  Baptist  for  the  use  of  the  Sisters  of  Mercy,  for  lots 
No.  25  and  26,  Lafayettte  ward,  Ord.  11th  Aug.  1842,  232 

Grant  to  F.  M.  Stone  and  others,  trustees  for  the 
Methodist  Episcopal  church  for  special  purposes,  lot 
No  10,  Crawford  ward,  ordinance  25th  July,  1844,  233 

(Jrant  to  the  wardens  and  vestry  of  St.  John's  Church, 
lot  No.  32,  Pulaski  ward,  ordinance  19th  Sep.  1844,  23i 


IN  DEP.  511 

Grant  to  the  Georgia  Historical  Society,  of  lot  No.  73, 
Crawford  ward,  ordinance  22d  July,  1847,  and  1 9th 
August,  1S47,  -  234-5 

Grant  to  the  Justices  of  the  Inferior  Court,  lots  No.  11, 
12,  13  and  14,  in  Lafayette  ward,  ordinances  17th 
Sept.  1846,  and  10th  June,  1847,  -  236,237 

Grant  to  Moses  Eastman,  the  privilege  of  erecting  the 
towers  and  turrets  of  a  church  on  lot  (W)  Anson  ward 
on  the  ground  allotted  for  porticoes,  ordinance  25th 
April,  1850,  -  238 

Grant  to  the  Savannah  Free  School  for  lot  No.  39, 
Brown  ward,  with  permission  to  sell  same  upon 
certain  conditions  &c,  ordinance  23d  Sept.  1852,  238 

Grant  of  a  lot  of  land  at  the  Southwest  corner  of 
Abercorn  and  South  Broad  streets,  for  the  purpose  of 
erecting  .thereon  a  new  engine  house  and  firemen's 
hall,  for  the  use  of  the  Savannah  Fire  Company, 
ordinance  5th  May,  1853,  -  -  -  239 

Grant  to  the  Savannah  Floating  Dry  Dock  Company, 
and  the  Iron  Steamboat  Company  the  exclusive  use 
of  the  wharves,  leased  or  hired  by  them,  ordinance 
12th  February,  1852,  -  -  *  239,240 

Grant  to  the  Savannah  Steam  Rice  Mill  Company,  the 
privilege  at  all  times  of  occupying  the  river  front  of 
their  wharf  by  vessels  containing  rice,  ordinance  20th 
May,  1852,  -  ,         -  -        ■  r  .  240 

Grant  of  a  lot  of  land  at  the  southwest  corner  of 
Habersham  and  South  Broad  streets  for  the  erection 
of  a  guardhouse  thereon,  ordinance  2d  June,  1854,  241 
.  Grant  of  lots  Nos.  34  and  35,  Calhoun  ward,  for 
educational  purposes,  and  erecting  thereon  at  some 
future  time  a  school  house  to  be  designated  as  the 
Massie  Common  School,  ordinance  2d  June,  1854,  241 

Grant  of  a  triangular  space  of  ground, situate  in  that 
part  of  the  city  known  as  Crawford  ward,  east,  to  the 
Justices  of  the  Inferior  Court  of  Chatham  count)", 
whereon  to  erect  a  new  jail$  upon  certain  conditions, 
ordinance  15th  June$  1854.  -  -  -  242 


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Grant  of  the  right  of  way  to  the  Savannah  and  Albany 
Rail  Road  Company  to  lay  down  and  construct  a 
single  track  from  their  depot  over  and  across  Liberty 
street,  and  through  Randolph  street  to  the  head  of 
Lamar's  canal,  upon  certain  conditions  ordinence 
26th  April,  1854,  -  ■•  -    ■  242,243,244 

GUNPOWDER. 

Superintendent  of  gunpowder  to  be  elected  by  council 
for  one  year,  on  the  first  regular  meeting  in  every 
January*  To  give  bond  with  securities  in  the  sum 
of  $2,000,&a,  section  1st,  ordinance  16th'  Oct,  1819,  244 

His  duties,  and  penalty  for  neglecting  same,  sec.  5,  244,245 

His  fees.  See  Title  City  Officers,  section  20th,  Ord, 
5th  August,  1839,  -*  -        *  -; '         -  69 

Required  to  have  made  and  prepared  at  his  own  cost,, 
four  pairs  of  woolen  socks,  to  cover  the  feet,  to  be 
kept  within  the  magazine,  and  to  be  worn  by  himself, 
and  all  persons  entering  therein,  and  whilst  remain- 
ing therein,  section  1st,  ordinance  8th?  March,  1832,  245 

Penalty  for  refusing  or  neglecting  so  to  do>  section  2d,  245 

No  gunpowder  to  be  shipped  on  board  any  vessel,  boat 
or  flat,  whilst  lying  at  any  of  the  wharves  of  the 
city,  in  any  quantity  exceeding  56  lbs,,,  and  every 
vessel  &a,  before  receiving  said  shipment,  to  be 
hauled  into  the  stream,  and  not  permittee! to  be  there, 
opposite  the  city  more  than  twelve  hours,.  Penalty 
therefor,  section  3d,  ordinance  above.  -  245,246 

All  gunpowder  arriving  at  this  port,  and  to  he  forwarded 
to  the  interior,  by  Railroad  or  river,  permitted  to  be 
transported  directly  from  the  vessel,  having  on  board 
the  same,  to  the  cars  of  the  Railroad  or  boats  under 
certain  special  restrictions  without  being  placed  in  the 
magazine.    Penalty,  ordinance  29th  March,  1843,  246,247 

Unlawful  for  any  person  or  persons,  whosoever  in  this 
city,  to  retail,  keep,  or  have  in  their  possession  at  any 
time,  a  greater  quantity  of  powder  than  25  lbs. 
Penalty  for  so  doing,  sea  lst&2d,ord,  9th  May, '50, 247,248 


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Duty  of  every  master  or  Commander  of  any  ship  or 
vessel  arriving  at  or  in  the  harbour  of  Savannah, 
having  on  board  more  than  56  lbs.  of  gunpowder  to 
cause  the  same  to  be  removed  to  the  Magazine  within 
24  hours  after  mooring,  at  or  opposite  the  city, 
Duty  of  Harbour  Master  in  relation  thereto. 
Penalty  against  master,  &c,  for  refusing  or  neglecting 
to  comply,  section  28th,  ord.  11th  March,  1825. 
Title,  Fire,  -  -  *  -  191 

HARBOUR  MASTER, 

To  be  elected  by  Council  on  the  first  Monday  in 
January  in  each  and  every  year.  See  Title 
Auctioners,  ordinance  3d  October,  1844*  -  1 

To  give  bond  with  two  securities  in  the  same  of  $2000, 
for  the  faithful  discharge  of  his  duties,  section  2d, 
ordinance  16th  October,  1845,  -  -  249 

His  duties,  general  and  special.  See  Title  City  Officers, 
Fire,  &c,  section  8th,  ordinance  2d  August  1839, 
section  23th,  ordinance  11th  March  1825,  Title  Fire, 
&c.,  section  1st,  ordinance  1 6th  October,  1845,  61,191,243 

Harbour  fees  for  the  port  of  Savannah,  and  when, 
where,  by,  and  to  whom,  the  same  are  to  be  paid, 
section  1st,  2d,  3d,  4th  and  5th,  ordinance  1st  March, 
1849,  -----  249,250 

All  vessels  steadily  plying  or  trading  within  the  limits 
of  this  State,  to  be  exempt  from,  the  payment  of  said 
fees,  section  6th,  ordinance  above,  -  *  250 

Habour  Masters  salary,  120Q  per  annum,  payable  out  of 
the  fees  of  his  office,  &c,  ordinance  24th  April,  1851,  250 

Ordinance  7th  December,  1848,  in  reference  to  the  ap- 
propriation of  surplus  harbor  fees  to  improve  the 
navigation  of  the  Savannah  river,  repealed,  Ord. 
29th  December,  1853,  -  251 

HEALTH  OFFICER. 

His  general  and  special  duties  particularly  pointed  out, 
section  1st,  ordinance  22d,  May,  1828.       -  251,252 

His  salary,  section  2d,  same  ordinance,  -  253 

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His  duty  to  procure  and  keep  constantly  on  hand,  a 
sufficient  supply  of  good 'vaccine  virus,  ordinance  31st 
January,  1839,  -  -  -  -  253 

HEALTH  AND  DRY  CULTURE. 

Mayor  authorized  to  execute  contracts  with  the  pro- 
prietors  of  low  lands,  in  front  and  on  the  eastern 
and  western  extremeties  of  the  city,  for  a  perpetual 
change  of  wet  to  a  dry  culture,  &c,  section  1st,  ord/ 
21st  March  1817,  -  -  -.  255 

Said  contracts  as  soon  as  they  shall  be  executed  and  re- 
corded to  be  delivered  to  the  clerk  of  council  for  safe 
keeping,  section  2d,  ordinance  24th  March  1817,  255 

Annexed  to  each  contract  to  be  an  accurate  survey  of 
the  land  upon  which  the  dry  culture  is  to  take  place, 
section  3d,  same  ordinance,-  -  256' 

Seventy  thousand  dollars  appropriated  for  the  above 
purpose,  to  be  raised  by  stock  to  be  called  City  Land; 
Stock.  Form  of  the  Certificate  to  be  issued  lor  said 
stock,  section '4th,  -  256 

The  faith  of  the  city  and  the  public  property  pledged  for 
the  redemption  of  said  stock,  within  ten  years, 
section  Sth  9th  and  10th,  Ord.  24th  March,  1817,  257 

The  further  sum  of  $15,000,  appropriated  for  the  above 
purpose,  Ordinance  17th  May,  1819,  -       -  258 

A  committee  of  three  Aldermen  to  be  appointed  by  the 
Mayor  annually  to  be  called  the  Dry  Culture 
Committee.  Their  general  and  special  duties  pointed 
out,  section  1st  &  2d,  Ordinance  24th  May,  1822,  25S,259 

The  inspector  of  Dry  Culture  not  to  be  paid  more  than 
$75,  for  any  one  examination  and  report  of  the  con- 
dition of  all  the  lands  subject  to  Dry  Culture,  sec.  3d,  259 

The  owner  or  owners  of  low  lands,  within  the  limits  of 
the  City  of  Savannah,  required  to  drain  same  and 
place  same  in  a  dry  state.  Duty  of  Marshal  in  case 
he  or  they  fail  or  neglect  to  have  same  done  according 
to  the  requirements  of  this  section.    Penalty  against 


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any  person  who  shall  hinder,  disturb,  or  molest  the 
Marshal,  &c.  in  the  execution  of  his  or  their  duty,, 
section  1st,  ordinance  24th  June,  1824,       -  260,261 

Duty  of  the  Inspector  of  Dry  Culture  and  Marshal  in 
relation  to  said  Land,  &c,  when  in  a  bad  condition. 
Penalty  against  the  owner  of  said  land,  failing  or 
neglecting  to  comply  with  marshal's  notice,  seetion 
2d,  ordinance  above,  -  -  -  261 

How  the  monies  expended  by  the  Marshal  in  the  ex- 
ecution of  his  duty,  shall  and  may  be  recovered, 
section  3d,  same  ordinance,  -  -  -  262 

The  cultivation  or  rearing  of  rice  within  the  extended 
limits  of  the  city,  or  at  any  place  within  one  mile 
beyond  the  city  boundary  in  1826,  prohibited  under  a 
.specific  fine  and  penalty.  How  the  same  is  to  be  re- 
covered. Section  1st,  2d,  3d  and  4th,  Ord.  26th 
January,  1825.  .  _  _         •#  262,263 

Duty  of  the  Mayor  whenever  he  shall  receive  infor- 
mation that  rice  is  planted  or  cultivated  upon  any  of 
the  lands  around  the  city,  subject  to  the  Dry  Culture 
contracts,  section  1st,  ordinance  29th  May,  1848.  254 

Penalty  in  case  the  owner,  tenant,  cultivator,  &c, 
of  said  lands,  shall  fail  ti  comply  with  the  notice 
served  upon  him  by  the  Mayor,  or  shah  fail  to  appear 
before  council,  or  having  appeared,  show  no  suffi- 
cient cause,  &c,  section  2d,  ordinance  above,  264 

How,  and  against  whom  the  expense  incurred  by  the 
city  in  removing  the  nuisance  is  to  be  assessed  and 
collected,  section  3d,  ordinance  above,  -  264 

Nothing  in  the  foregoing  ordinance  to  be  so  construed 
as  to  prevent  an  action  for  recovery  of  damages  for 
a  violation  of  the  dry  culture  contract  by  the  city 
against  the  owner,  section  4th,  ordinance  above,     -  265 

Unlawful  for  any  person  or  body  corporate  by  any  em- 
bankment, dam  or  work  which  has  been  or  may  be 
erected  across  the  natural  channels  of  drainage,  of  the 
Springfield  tract  or  any  other  tract  of  land  to  impede 


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the  flow  of  the  water  through  the  drains  or  natural 
channels  or  outlets  of  said  tract  of  land  to  Savan- 
nah River,  sec.  1st,  ordinance  29th  August,  1850,  266 

Duty  of  the  Mayor  whenever  information  shall  he 
given  him  that  such  impediment  exists,  section  2d, 
ordinance  above,  -         r*  -  266 

Penalty  against  any  person  or  body  corporate  who 
shall  impede  the  drainage  of  said  tract  of  land,  or 
who  shall,  upon  due  notice,  neglect  or  refuse  to 
remove  the  same,  section  3rd,  ordinance  above,  266 

HOUSES  NUMBERED. 

The  owner  of  every  lot  or  lots,  upon  which  a  dwelling 
house,  store  or  other  building  has  been  erected, 
required  to  number  the  same,  section  1st,  ordinance 
24th  February,  1842,  -  -  -    §  267 

Duty  of  the  street  and  lane  committee  in  relation  to  the 
same, section  2d  and  3d,  ordinance  above,  267,268 

The  mode  and  manner  prescribed  in  which  the  houses 
&c,  in  the  city  are  to  be  numbered,  sections  4th,  5th, 
6th,  7th  and  8th,  ordinance  above,  -  -  268 

The  tax  to  be  imposed  upon  each  house  to  be  considered 
due  upon  the  completion  of  the  numbers  on  that 
house,  and  to  be  paid  by  the  owner  to  the  workman 
or  artist,  section  9th,  ordinance  above,  *  269 

INFORMERS  AND  WITNESSES. 

Duty  of  the  Informer  or  informers  to  attend  Council  or 
the  Police  Court  and  give  testimony  on  any  informa- 
tion or  informations  preferred  by  him  or  them. 
Penalty  for  neglecting  so  to  do.  Sec.  1st,  ordinances 
30th  May,  1808,  and  section  1st,  ordinance  22d  July 
1839,  _  -  -  269,270 

Duty  of  Clerk  to  issue  and  marshal  to  serve  subpoenas, 
on  such  Avitness  or  witnesses  as  may  be  material  to 
support  same.  Penalty  against  witness  duly 
subpcened,  and  not  attending  to  give  testimony,  sec. 
2d,  ordinance  30th  May,  1808,  -  -  269 


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INSPECTORS,  WEIGHERS,  MEASURERS  AND 
GAGERS. 

No  person  or  persons  whatsoever,  except  those  appoint- 
ed by  Council  authorized  to  measure  salt,  peas,  corn, 
or  other  grains  when  sold,  inspect  and  measure  boards, 
scantling,  staves,  shingles,  timber,  &c,  or  inspect  or 
gage  liquors.  Penalty  for  so  doing,  section  1st, 
.ordinance  15th  Marc^i,  1827,  and  section  6th,  Ord. 
22d  March,  1843.  -  -  -  271,283 

^Council  to  appoint  at  its  first  regular  meeting  in  Jan'y, 
annually,  not  exceeding  twelve  measurers  and 
inspectors  of  lumber,  staves,  &c.,  not  exceeding  two 
of  woo$ ;  not  exceeding  two  inspectors  and  gagers 
of  liquors  ;  not  exceeding  six  weighers  of  cotton,  rice, 
&c.,  not  exceeding  three  measurers  df  salt,  peas,  &c, 
section  2d,  ordinance  15th  March,  1827,  and  section  > 
3d,  ordinance  23d  March,  1843,       -         -  277,282- 

~N6  persons  appointed  to  either  of  the  above  offices  to  be 
concerned  directly  or  indirectly  in  the  sale  of  the 
articles  measured  and  inspected  or  in  the  profits 
thereof,  as  principal  or  agent,  section  3d,  ordinance 
15th  March,  1827,  and  section  3rd,  ordinance  23d 
March,  1S43,  -  -  +  -  *  .272,28.3 

Each  inspector  and  Measurer  to  enter  into  bond  with 
good  and  sufficient  securities  ki  the  sum  of  $500 
each  for  the  faithful  discharge  of  his  duties,  section 
3d,  ordinance  15th  March,  1S27 — section  3d,  Ord. 
23d  March,  1S43 — section  1st,  ordinance  14th  Oct. 
1847,  Flour, and  section  4th,  ordinance  27th  Oc  tober, 
1849.    Turpentine.  -        ■  -  272,2S2,2S8,29I 

Each  Measurer  and  Inspector  &c,  to  take  and  subscribe 
oath  and  receive  a  license  to  be  signed  by  the  Mayor 
and  attested  by  the  Clerk  of  Council,  with  the  seal  of 
the  City  thereto,  for  which  he  shall  pay  Treasurer  a 
specific  sum  for  the  City  and  fees,  sections  2d  and  4th, 
ordinance  15th  March,  1827,  section  5th,  ordinance 
23d  March,  1843,  and  section  5th,  ordinance  14th 
October,  1847,  -  -  -  272,283,283 


All  lumber   staves,  shingles,  scantling  and  timber, 

bought  or  sold  within  the  city,  for  exportation,  re- 
quired to  be  first  inspected  and  measured  by  the 
proper  officer  appointed  as  above,  and  the  measure- 
ment of  each  piece  of  timber,  scantling,  planks,  boards, 
or  other  sawed  or  hewn  timber,  to  be  correctly  marked 
thereon.  Section  5th,  ordinance  15th  March,  1827, 
section  6th,  ordinance  23d  March,  1843,  and  section  ' 
1st,  ordinance  29th  May,  1845,  -  273,283,284 

Penalty  against  any  other  person  or  persons  inspecting, 
measuring,  counting,  or  culling  same,  section  6th, 
ordinance  23d  March,  1843,  -  -  283 

All  fire  wood  to  be  inspected  and  measured  hy  the 
inspectors  of  wood,  whenever  required  by  purchaser 
or  seller.  Fees  fo'rsame.  Dimensions  of  a  cord  of 
wood,  specified,  section  9th,  ordinance  15th  March, 
1827,  and  section  1st,  ordinance  31st  JanV,  1843,  273,278 

Every  vessel  loaxled  wholly  or  in  part  with  lumber  of 
any  description  and  cleared  at  the  Custom  House  for 
any  foreign  port  to  receive  a  certificate  of  the 
measurement  of  such  lumber,  with  the  seal  of  the 
city  affixed.  Fees  for  the  same,  section  10th,  Ord. 
15th  March,  1827,  -  -  --      ,  273,274 

Fees  of  the  inspectors  and  gagers  of  liquors,  section 
11th,  ordinance,  loth  March,  1827,  -  -  274 

Fees  of  the  weighers  of  cotton,  rice,  tobacco,  hay,  and 
other  goods  to  be  paid  by  the  seller,  section  12th, 
ordinance  above,  -  -  -  -  274 

Penalty  against  any  Measurer  and  Inspector  who  shall 
be  convicted  of  a  neglect  or  violation  of  his  duties, 
section  14th,  ordinance  above,  -         -  274,275 

Penalty  against  any  person  who  shall  sell  lumber  &c, 
for  exportation,  (except  when  measured  by  the 
officers  of  the  customs,)  without  being  first  inspected 
and  measured  by  the  proper  officer  appointed  by 
council,  section  15th  and  16th  ordinance  above,  g75 


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Penalty  against  any  person  or  persons  who  shall  neglect 
to  pay  the  fees  due  for  inspecting,  gaging,  weighing 
measuring,  &e.,  section  17th,  ordinance  above,  275 

Any  measurer,  inspector,  weigher  or  gager  who  shall 
remove  from  the  city,  or  be  absent  or  disabled,  to 
forfeit  his  appointment  &c.,  and  sec.  18th,  ordinance 
above,  -  -  -  -  275 

Every  measurer  of  corn,  peas,  or  other  grain  and  salt, 
to  provide  himself  with  two  or  more  measures  of  a 
certain  specified  description,  and  also  with  one  or 
more  shovels  or  scoups,  section  1st,  ordinance  30th 
August,  1S27,  -  276 

Penalty  against  measurer  for  using  any  other  measure 
different  from  the  one  described.  The  mode  and 
manner  pointed  out  in  which  corn;,  peas  and  other 
grain,  and  salt  are  required  to  be  measured,;  section 
2d,  ordinance  30th  August,  1827,  -  276,277 

All  cargoes  or  parts  of  cargoes  of  salt,  corn,  peas,  or 
other  grain,  sold  from  on  board  vessels,  (except  when 
measured  by  the  officers  of  the  customs)  to  be 
measured  by  one  of  the  City  Inspectors  and  measu- 
rers, When  sold  from  store  or  elsewhere  to  be 
measured  only  at  the  requisition  of  the  purchaser. 
No  other  measurement  than  that  of  a  City  Measurer 
to  be  deemed  lawful,  except  when  done  by  the  consent 
of  parties.  The  fees  allowed  for  measuring  the 
above  articles.  Section  3d,  ordinance  30th  August, 
1827,  and  section  1st,  ordinance  11th  Oct.  1827,  277,278 

All  spirits  distilled  in  any  of  the  United  States  or  Terri- 
tories, and  imported  into  this  city  for  sale,  required 
to  be  inspected  and  gaged  by  one  of  the  city  gagers 
His  duties  in  relation  to  same.  Penalty  against 
consignee,  agent  or  owner  who  shall  neglect  or  re- 
fuse to  have  same  done,  section  1st,  ordinance  7th 
June,  1827,  -  '  -  -  -  279 

Inspector  and  gagers  to  determine  the  proof  by  South- 
worth's  Hydrometer,  section  2d,  -  *  279 


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Penalty  against  any  person  or  persons  who  shall,  after 
inspection  &c.,  fraudulently  alter  the  mark  or  put 
other  spirits  in  the  cask  without  first  obliterating'  the 
same,  section  3d,  ordinance  above,  -  279 

Loblolly  pine  timber  declared  not  merchantable,  and 
penalty  against  any  inspector  who  shall  measure  and 
inspect  same  as  merchantable,  section  7th,  ordinance 
25th  August,  1842,  -  -  -  280 

What  descriptions  of  ranging  timber,  scantling,  plank, 
boards  and  other  descriptions  of  sawed  lumber,  staves, 
and  shingles,  shall  be  deemed  merchantable,  sections 
1st  and  2d,  ordinance  23d  March,  1843,  281 

The  fees  to  be  paid  each  measurer  and  inspector  of 
lumber,  one  half  by  the  seller,  the  other  by  the  pur- 
chaser, sections  4th  and  8th, 'ordinance  above,  282,283 

Not  to  exceed  twelve  measurers  and  inspectors  of  lum- 
ber, &c,  to  be  appointed.  Required  to  produce  to 
council  satisfactory  evidence  of  moral  character 
fitness  and  qualification  to  discharge  duties.  To  re- 
ceive  a  license  and  pay  treasurer  therefor,  $10  and 
fees,  section  3d  and  5th,  ordinance  above,  282,283' 

Penalty  against  any  person  not  a  licensed  inspector  for 
inspecting,  measuring,  counting,  and  culling  ranging 
timber,  sawed  lumber,  oak  staves  and  shingles,  section 
6th,  ordinance  above,  -  -  -  28  $ 

All  hay  sold  in  the  city  io  be  re-weighed.  Penalty 
-against  seller  for  refusing  to  have  the  same  done, 
section  8th,  ordinance  25th  August,  1842,  and  section 
2d,  ordinance  4th  September,  1845,  and  section  4th, 
ordinance  10th  June,  1847,         -        -  280,284,286 

The  office  of  weighers  of  hay  created,  and  two  weighers 
of  hay  to  be  elected  by  council  annually,  at  its  first 
regular  meeting  after  the  5th  day  of  February  in  each 
year.  Fees  of  said  office,  and  by  whom  to  be  paid, 
section  1st,  ordinance  10th  June,  1847,  -  285 

The  general  and  special  duties  of  the  weighers  of  hay, 
prescribed  and  pointed  out,  sections  2d,  and  3d, 


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ordinance  10th  June,  1847,  and  section  1st,  ordi- 
nance 25th,  August,  1853,  -  -  285,286 

The  weight  regulated  by  which  com,  rye,  barley,  wheat 
and  oats  are  to  be  bought  and  sold,  with  proviso, 
section  1st  and  2d,  ordinance  28th  October,  1847,  287 

Penalty  against  every  whjte  person  for  every  violation 
of  said  ordinance,  section  3d,  -  -  287 

One  or  more  inspectors  of  flour  to  be  appointed  by 
Council  for  the  city,  section  1st,  ordinance  14th 
October,  1847,  -  288 

His  general  and  special  duties  as  to  the  inspection  of 
Flour,  &c,  pointed  out  and  prescribed,  section  2d, 
3d  and  8th,  ordinance  above,  -  -  288,290 

His  bond,  and'amount  thereof,  section  1st,  -  2S8 

His  oath,  section  5th,  -  -  -  289 

Each  barrel  of  Flour  to  weigh  198  lbs.,  and  each  half 
barrel  98  lbs.  Penalty  against  inspector  branding 
any  barrel  or  half  barrel,  containing  a  less  quantity, 
section  4th,  ordinance  above,         -  -  289 

No  inspector  of  Flour  permitted  to  purchase  directly 
or  indirectly  any  flour,  unless  for  the  use  of  himself 
or  family.  Penalty  for  so  doing,  section  6th,  Ord. 
14th,  October,  1847,  -  289 

The  office  of  Inspector  of  Turpentine  created.  To  be 
elected  annually  at  the  first  regular  meeting  in 
January,  sections  1st,  2d,  and  3d,  ordinance  27th 
October,  184S,  -  290 

The  general  and  special  duties  of  Inspector  of  Turpen- 
tine, specially  declared.  His  fees  and  amount  of 
bond  fixed.    Section  4th,  ordinance  above,  290,291 

JAIL. 

The  Iviayor  and  Aldermen  constituted  Commissioners 
of  the  Jail  of  Chatham  county,  section  1st,  ordinance 
25th  December,  1834,  '  -  -  -  292 

A  Jailor  for  said  Jail  to  be  elected  by  council  on  30th 
December,  1834,  and  to  hold  his  office  for  three  years 
66 


52# 


unless  sooner  removed  for  sufficient  cause,  section  2d, 
ordinance  above,  -  292 

His  salary  to  be  $1500  per  annum,  section  3d,  ordinance 
25th  December,  1834,  and  section  2d,  ordinance  16th 
January,  1851,  -  -  -  292,294 

His  oath  and  bond,-  &c,  section  3d,  ordinance  25th 
December,  1834,  -  -  -  292,293 

His  duties,  general  and  special,  pointed  out,  sections 
4th  and  5th,  ordinance  above,  -  -  293 

LAMPS. 

A  lamp  contractor  to  be  elected  by  council  at  its  first 
regular  meeting  in  January  annually,  upon  ten  days 
previous  notice.  His  duties  an  d  penalty  for  neglecting 
to  perform  them,  section  4th,  ordinance  22d  July, 
1839,  -  -  -  -  -     t  294,295 

Penalty  against  any  person  who  shall  break,  injure  or 
destroy  any  of  the  public  lamps,  lamp  posts,  lantherns, 
or  light  or  extinguish  the  gas  in  the  same,  section  5th, 
ordinance  2 2d  July,  1839,  and  section  1st,  ordinance 
15th  August,  1850*  -  -  -  295,296 

Council  may  by  resolution  direct  the  erection  of  any 
oil  lamps  at  such  public  places  as  circumstances  may 
permit,  Section  6th,  ordinance  22d  July,  1839,  295" 

The  master  of  every  vessel,  of  whatever  description, 
lying  in  the  stream  of  the  Savannah  River,  required 
to  suspend  and  keep  suspended  during  all  hours  of 
the  night  at  the  masthead  or  in  some  prominent  part 
of  the  rigging  a  lamp  properly  trimmed  and  burning, 
&c.  Penalty  for  neglecting  so  to  do,  section  1st  and 
2d,  ordinance  19th  February,  1846,  -  29f 

The  master  of  every  vessel  &c,  under  weigh,  required 
to  suspend  and  keep  suspended  at  the  bow  sprit  or 
jib  boom,  a  lighted  lanthern  at  night,  during  the  time 
such  vessel  is  under  weigh.  Penalty  for  neglecting 
so  to  do,  section  1st  and  2d,  ordinance  16th  January  , 
1851,  -  •       v         -  -  -  298 


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LESSEES. 

Joint  Lessees  of  a  city  lot  authorized  to  apply  to  council 
to  divide  same  and  receive  separate  leases,  or  to 
make  half  of  a  lot  fee  simple  &c.  See  Title  Com- 
mons and  Grants,  ordinance  £7th  -February,  1851, 126,127 

LICENSES. 

All  shops,  stores  and  bar  rooms  within  the  extended 
limits  of  the  city,  and  all  persons  owning  or  visiting 
.  same,  declared  to  be  subject  to  all  existing  ordinances 
in   reference  thereto,   section   1st,  ordinance  12th 
October,  1826,     '  -  -  298,299 

Svery  person  who  shall  keep  within  said  limits  a  store,  - 
bar-room,  tavern,  inn,  hotel,  ordinary  oyster  house  or 
cellar,  eating  house,  punch,  porter,  ale  or  beer  house, 
for  the  sale  of  liquors  in  any  quantity  other  than  in 
the  original  cask,  package,  or  vessel,  required  to  take 
out  a  license  for  the  same.  Penalty  for  neglecting  so 
to  do,  section  2d,  ordinance  above,         -         -  299 

43aid  licenses  to  be  classed  and  numbered  (l)  and  (2.) 
Every  person  to  whom  license  No.  1  is  granted,  to 
pay  therefor  $25,  and  for  No.  2,  $35,  section  3d,  299 

Penalty  for  a  violation  of  any  of  the  conditions  of  said 
licenses,  or  that  of  a  pedlar's  license,  section  4th,  299,300 

The  form  of  said  licenses,  section  5th,  -  -  300 

Applicant  for  license  required  to  give  bond  with  two 
or  more  approved  securities  in  the  sum  of  $200  con- 
ditioned for  the  due  observance  of  the  ordinances  of 
Jthe  city,  and  the  laws  of  the  State.  Every  license  to 
continue  for  one  year  and  no  longer.  Duties  of  City 
Treasurer  on  license  granted,  sections  6th  and  7th, 
ordinance  above,  -  300 

No  license  to  authorize  holders  to  sell  liquors  &c, 
under  it  in  more  places  than  one,  nor  at  any  other 
place  than  that  specified  therein,  without  first  giving 
notice  to  clerk  of  his  or  her  removal  &c.,  section  8th,  301 


524 


INDEX. 


Penalty  against  any  person  without  license  who  shall 
sell  or  deliver  at  any  time,  or  at  different  times,  any 
malt,  vinins,  or  spiritual  liquors,  in  any  quantity  or  . 
parcels  other  than  as  imported  in  the  original  casks, 
packages,  or  vessels,  section  9th,  ordinance  above,  301 

Every  person  obtaining  a  license  of  class  No  2,  for 
retailing,  required  to  have  plainly  and  distinctly 
painted  in  letters  not  less  than  three  inches  in  length, 
over  the  door,  on  the  outside  of  the  house  or  shop  &c,, 
and  fronting  the  street,  lane,  or  square,  the  name  of 
the  person  so  licensed,  with  the  words --''Licensed  to 
Retail  Spitituous  Liquors."  Penalty  for  a  violation 
thereof,  section  10th,  ordinance  above,  -  301 

Penalty  against  any  retailer  of  liquors  in  whose  shop  or 
enclosure  any  negro  or  person  of  color  not  his  own 
property,  shall  be  found  after  drum  beat  at  night 
without  a  written  permission  from  his,  her  or  their 
owner  or  guardian.  Duty  of  City  Marshal  and  City 
Watch  if  such  be  the  case,  section  11th,  ordinance 
above,  -  301,302 

Not  lawful  for  the  Mayor  to  grant  a  license  to  any  person 
who  may  have  retailed  liquors  without  a  license  ex- 
cept upon  certain  terms  and  conditions  specified, 
section  12th,  ordinance  above,  -  -  302 

Not  lawful  for  any  person,  to  follow  the  occupation  of  a 
pedlar,  within  the  limits  of  the  city,  without  a  license 
for  which  he  shall  pay  $50.  Mayor  authorized  to 
grant  said  license  for  one  year  and  no  longer.. 
Penalty  for  violation  thereof,  section  13th,  -  302 

Not  lawful  for  such  pedlar  to  occupy  any  part  of  the 
streets,  lanes,  squares  or  wharves,  with  tables,  benches 
or  stands  of  any  kind,  or  to  spread  his,  her,  or  their 
wares,  &c,  on  the  ground  for  sale.  Penalty  for  so 
doing,  section  14th,  ordinance  above,  -  302 

Plow  all  fines  &c„  imposed  by  foregoing  ordinance  are 
to  be  levied  and  recovered,  section  1 6th,  ordinance 
above,  -  -  -  -  303 


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525 


Certain  specified  ordinances  on  the  subject  of  licenses. 
&c,  repealed,  section  17th,  ordinance  above,        -  303 

;Buty  of  City  Marshal  to  seize  and  sell  as  forfeited,  all 
articles  which  maybe  exposed  for  sale  by  venders  of 
small  waref,  without  a  proper  license.  Penalty 
against  such  venders  for  so  doing,  sections  1st  and 
2d,  ordinance  22&  October,  1829,  -  -  304 

All  the  provisions  of  the  ordinances  of  the  city  in  rela- 
tion to  the  granting  of  licenses  to  retail  spirituous 
liquors,  declared  to  be  in  fall  force  within  the  extended 
•limits  of  the  city,  section  1st,  Ord.  11th  March,  1830,  305 

No  license  to  be  granted,  to  free  persons  of  color  to  retail' 
spirituous  liquors,  and  no  such  licenses  to  be  granted 
to  any  .white  person  for  their  benefit  Penalty 
against  white  persons  using  a  license  granted  them 
for  the  benefit  of  any  free  person  of  color,  sections 
1st  and  2d,  ordinance  10th  Jul}',  1834,         -  305,306 

Unlawful  for  any  person  to  bargain,  sell,  or  vend  by 
wholesale  or  retail,  any  goods,  wares,  or  merchandise, 
from  on.  board  any  ship  or  vessel,  or  from  any  of  the 
wharves  of  the  city  without  first  obtaining  a  license, 
and  paying  .therefor  :.£>50,  and  fees.  Said  license  to 
be  null  and  void,  as  soon  as  said  goods  are  sold.  , 
Penalty  for  a  violation  or  evasion  of  same,  sections 
1st  and  2ds  ordinance  31st  December,  1840,  305,307 

Above  ordinance  not  to  apply  to  ships  or  vessels  loaded 
with  the  productions  of  the  Floridas  or  South  Caro- 
lina, or  having  on  board  tropical  fruits,  apples  and 
cabbages,  section  3d,  ordinance  above,  .-  507 

Every  transient  retail  merchant,  shop,  or  storekeeper, 
whether  coming  to  this  city  on  his  own  account,  or 
as  representing  a  branch  of  some  mercantile  house 
elsewhere,  and  who  contemplates  residing  in  the  city 
for  a  less  time  than  12  months,  required  to  take  oat  a 
license  and  pay  therefor  $500.  Penalty  for  refusing 
or  failing  so  to  do  within  five  days  from  the  opening 
his  store,  section  1st,  ordinance  16th  Nov.  1S43,  307 


426 


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What  shall  be  considered  and  taken  as  presumptive 

evidence  of  such  transient  residence.  Duty  of  the 
Mayor  whenever  such  transient  dealer  shall  he 
Drought  hefore  him  for  a  violation  of  the  above  ordi- 
nance, sections  2d  and  8th,  ordinance  16th  Nov.  1843, 
and  section  1st,  of  ordinance  7th  March,  1844,  308,309 

The  provision  of  the  Ordinance  of  16th  Nov.,  1843,  to 
extend  "  to  dealers  in  all  articles  whatever,"  and  to 
any  person  offering  for  sale  any  silk  or  fancy  goods, 
jewelry,  &c,  at  any  boarding  or  other  house.  Sees. 
3d  and  5th,  ordinance  above,  -  -  308 

Duty  of  City  Treasurer  when  such  transient  dealer  shall 
become  a  perminent  resident,  sec.  4,  Ord.  above,  308 

No  part  of  said  Ordinance  to  apply  to  .Captains  of  ves- 1 
sels,  trading  from  the  decks  of  their  vessels  under 
license,  section  6th,  Ord.  above,        -  -  308 

411  street  Pedlars  of  whatever  kind  or  degree  to  he  lia- 
ble to  all  the  penalties  of  the  above  Ordinance.  Sec, 
2d,  ordinance  7th  March,  1844,        -  -  309 

See  further  as  to  Licenses, 

Auctioneers  -  pages  3  and  4 

Dogs,  -  -  144,  145 

Drays,  Wagons' and  Vehicles,       -  -      146,  150,151 

Inspectors,  Weighers,  &c,       -  -  272 

Market,  ....  326,  338 

Nuisances,  -  r  35$ 

Taxes,  ....  000 

Water  Works,  -  -  -  000 

LORD'S  DAY  OR  SABBATH. 

Penalty  against  any  person  or  persons  who  shall  dis- 
turb any  congregation  assembled  at  any  church  or 
public  place  of  worship,  or  who  shall  cause  any  riot 
or  disturbance  thereabout  or  therein,  section  1st,  Ord. 
11th  April,  1839,  -  -  -  310 

No  tradesman,  laborer  or  other  person  to  do  or  exercise 
any  labor  or  business  of  their  calling  on  the  Lord's 


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Day  (works  of  necessity,  &c,  excepted.)  Penalty 
therefor.    Section  2d,  Ord.  above,  -  310 

No  person  whatever  permitted  to  exchange,  tarter,  sell 
or  offer  or  expose  for  sale,  after  (12)  o'clock  on  every 
Saturday  night,  until  12  o'cloek  on  Sunday  night, 
any  goods,  wares,  merchandise, fruits,  herbs,  malt,  vi- 
nous or  spiritous  liquors,  or  any  other  things  whatso- 
ever^ except  medicines,  ice  and  milk.  Penalty^ for  so 
doing.  Section  3d,  Ord.  11th  April,  1839,  and  sees. 
1st,  2d  and  3d,  Ordinance  27th  July,  1854,    311,  314,  315 

The  occupiers,  proprietors,  agents  or  owners  of  all  cook 
shopSj  prohibited  the  sale  of  victuals  to  negroes  on 
the  Sabbath  Day,  Penalty  therefor.  Sec.  3d,  Ord. 
11th  April,  IS 3 9,    Proviso.  -  -  311 

Unlawful  for  any  wagoner,  carter,  drayman,  butcher  or 
driver,  &c,  to  ply  about  the  City  with  their  wagons, 
carts  or  drays  on  the  Lord's  Day,  or  load  or  unload 
any  goods,  &c.,  except  the  baggage  of  passengers* 
Penalty  for  a  violation  thereof.    Sec-  4th,  ord.  above,  311 

Unlawful  to  load  or  unload  any  vessel  of  any  kind,  at 
any  of  the  wharves  or  docks  of  the  City,  (cases  of 
urgent  necessity,  excepted,)  on  the  Lord's  Day.  Pen- 
alty therefor.    Sec.  5th,  Ord,  above,  -  311 

Unlawful  for  any  tavern  keeper  or  other  person  keeping 
any  house  of  entertainment,  to  suiter  any  feasting, 
drinking  or  gaming,  &c3  on  the  Lord's  Day,  within 
their  houses  or  enclosures.  Penalty  for  so  doing. 
Section  6th,  Ord.  above,  -  -  311,312 

No  public  sports  or  pastimes  of  any  kind  whatsoever, 
to  be  had  or  used  by  any  person  or  persons  on  the 
Lord's  Day.  Penalty  for  so  doing,  Sec.  7th,  Ord. 
above,  -  -  -  -  -  312 

Duties  of  the  Marshal  and  City  Constables  during  Di- 
vine service  on  the  Sabbath.  Section  8th,  Ord.  above  312 

Penalty  against  any  retailer  of  spirituous  liquors  or 
owner  of  any  negro  cook  shop,  if  any  negro  or  negroes 
shall  be  found  therein  on  the  Lord's  Dayy  not  being 


528 


INDEX.. 


their  property.  Duty  of  Marshal,  &c.  Section  §th, 
ordinance  above,  -  -  -  312, 313 

No  person  to  be  prosecuted  or  molested  for  any  offence 
contained  in  the  foregoing  ordinance,  unless  such 
prosecution  be  commenced  within  (30)  days  after  the 
offence  was  committed,  section  11th,  -  31 3 

Not  lawful  for  any  slave  or  free  person  of  color  to  ride 
on  horseback  through  the  streets  on  the  Sabbath  Day 
without  a  special  written  permission  from  owner  or 
guardian.  Duty  of  Marshal,  City  Sheriff  and  Con- 
stables in  relation  thereto,  sections  1st  and  £d,  ordi- 
nance 1 G  th  April,  1848,  -  -  313,314 

Eyery  person  keeping  within  this  City  or  its  extended 
Jurisdictional  limits,  any  shop,  store,  bar-room,  tav- 
ern, oyster  house  or  eeliar,  confectionary,  eating  house 
porter,  ale  or-  beer  house,  required  to  close  and  keep 
shut  the  same,,  from  every  Saturday  night  at  12 
o'clock,  until  12  o'clock  on  Sunday  night,  succeed- 
ing. Penalty  for  a  violation  thereof,  section  1st,  2d 
and  3d,  ordinance  27th  July,  1854,  -  314 

LOANS. 

The  sum  of  $500,000  appropriated  for  the  payment  by 
the  City  for  its  subscription,  for  5000  shares  of  the 
stock  of  the  Central  Railroad  and  Banking  Company 
of  Georgia,  section  1st,  ordinance  23d  July,  1835,      31  & 

Said  sum  to  be  raised  by  loan  on  certificates  of  stock, 
to  be  denominated  "-City  Stock  for  Internal  Xmprov- 
nlents,"  for  the  eventual  redemption  of  which,  with 
interest  when  payable,  the  faith  of  the  City  and  all 
the  public  property  is  pledged  as  security,  sections  2d, 
3d  and  4th,  ordinance  23d  July,  1835,  sections  1st, 
2d  and  3d,  ordinance  28th  May,  18.38,  and  section 
1st,  ordinance  31st  January,  1839,       316,  317,  318,  31  & 

The  Treasurer  required  to  deposit  and  keep  all  the 
funds  of  the  City  which  may  come  to  his  hands,  in 
the  Central  Railroad  and  Banking  Company's  Bank.. 


INDEX.  529 

His  duty  as  to  the  application  of  said  funds.  Proviso, 
section  2d,  ordinance  .3 1st  January,  1839,  -  319 
A  loan  ot  $100,000,  authorized  to  be  made  by  the 
Mayor  and  committee  on  Finance  for  the  purpose  of 
contributing  to  works  of  Internal  Improvement  and 
to  improve  the  city,  sections  1st,  2d  and  3d,  Ord.  21st 
December,  1839,  320 

LUMBER. 

Sixty  thousand  feet  of  lumber,  now  permitted  to  be 
kept  in  lumberyards,  &e.,  without  certain  limits.  See 
Title  Fire.  -  -  -      *  *-  204,207 

MARKET. 

A  public  market  to  be  held  every  day  in  the  year,  (Sun- 
days excepted)  in  Ellis  square  for  the  sale  of  all 
kinds  of  butchers  meat,  poultry,  &c.,  section  1st,  Ord. 
22d  July,  1839,  -  321 

A  clerk  of  the  market  to  be  appointed  by  council  at  its 
first  regular  meeting  in  January  annually.  Kis  bond 
and  oath  of  office.  After  qualification  to  receive  a 
.certificate  from  the  Mayor,  under  the  seal  of  the  city 
that  he  has  been  duly  appointed  and  qualified. 
Penalty  for  neglecting  his  duty  or  misconduct  in 
office.  In  case  of  death,  &c.,  co  uncil  to  appoint  a 
successor  at  any  regular  or  special  meeting,  sections 
2d,  4th  and  8th,  ordinance  above,  321,322,323,324 

The  Market  Committee  &c,  on  the  1st  Wednesday  in 
December,  annually  to  let  or  rent  out  for  cash  the 
stalls  in  the  market  at  public  outcry,  after  notice,  re- 
serving three  stalls  for  accommodation  -of  planters, 
&c.,  who  are  required  to  pay  clerk  double  fees  tor  use 
of  same.  Marshals  duty  at,  and  after  said  renting, 
section  3d,  ordinance 22d  July,  1839,  and  section  1st, 
ordinance  19th  November,  1853,  -  321,322,334 

Salary  of  clerk  of  the  market,  and  how  to  be  paid, 
section  5th,  ordinance  22d  July,  1839,  -  323 

67 


530 


IN  MX 


The  general  duties  of  the  clerk  of  the  market,  section 
2d  and  6th,  ordinance  above,  -  -  321,324 

His  special  duties,  and  penalty  for  neglecting  the  same, 
sections  7th,  8th,  10th,  13th,  18th,  19th,  and  20th, 
ordinance  above,  -  -  324,325,326,329,330 

The  market  fees  which  the  Clerk  is  authorized  and  re- 
quired to  collect  and  receive  and  pay  over  to  the  city 
Treasurer  quarterly  deducting  his  quarter's  salary 
yierefrom,  section  5th,  ordinance  above,       -  323 

Penalty  against  any  person  opposing,  obstructing, 
insulting,  or  abusing  the  clerk  of  the  market,  or  refu- 
sing to  pay  the  fees  demanded  by  him  in  the  execu- 
tion of  his  office,  section  7th,  ordinance  above,  324 

In  what  manner  butchers  are  required  to  divide  their 
small  and  large  meats.  Penalty  for  neglecting  or 
refusing  so  to  do.  Every  person  while  cutting  up 
merit  required  to  wear  a  long  apron,  section  9th,  ordi- 
nance above,  -  -  224,325 

Every  butcher  or  other  person  killing  an  ox,  cow, 
heifer,  cr  grown  meat  cattle,  and  exposing  same  for 
sale  in  the  City,  required  to  take  the  hide  and  head 
attached  with  the  ears  and  horns  on  to  the  market 
and  show  same  to  clerk.  Duty  of  clerk  thereupon, 
Penalty  against  butcher  and  clerk  for  neglect  or 
violation  of  duty,  section  10th,  ordinance  above,  325 

Penalty  against  any  person  who  shall  bring  to  or  near 
market,  any  of  the  offal  or  inside  of  any  slaughtered 
animal  (the  haslet,  clean  tripe,  lard  and  tallow,  when 
melted,  or  rough  tallow  excepted.)  Penalty  for  so 
doing,  section  11th,  ordinance  above,  323 

Penalty  against' any  butcher  who  shall  erect  or  keep 
any  pen  or  enclosure  for  the  purpose  of  keeping  oi 
slaughtering  any  cattle,  calves,  sheep,  goats  or  hogs, 
within  one  mile  of  the  corporate  limits  of  the  cityv 
section  12th,  ordinance  above,  and  section  1st,  ordi- 
nance 2d  January,  1840,  -         -  325^326,333 


INDEX. 


531 


Penalty  against  any  person  who  shall  expose  or  offer 
for  sale  hi  the  market,  or  in  any  other  place  In  the 
city,  any  blown,  pnffed  up,  or  unwholesome  meat,  or 
provisions  of  any  kind.  Duty  of  any  Alderman, 
Clerk  of  the  Market  and  City  Marshal,  on  complaint 
made  of  same,  or  upon  view  thereof,  section  13th, 
ordinance  2 2d  July,  1S39,  -  -  326 

No  person  permitted  to  b/ing  to  the  market,  and  there 
expose  for  sale  any  butter,  vegetables,  &c,  not  the 
growth  or  manufacture  of  this  State,  or  of  Souih 
Carolina,  nor  any  codfish,  mackerel  or  salmon,  with- 
out a  special  license,  and  paying  therefor,  $15. 
Penalty  for  a  violation  thereof,  sec.  14th,  ordinance 
above,  -  -  -  -  326,327 

No  person  permitted  to  buy,  or  cause  to  be  bought, 
contract  for,  or  cause  to  be  contracted  for,  at  the 
market,  or  at  any  other  place  within  the  limits  of  the 
city,  after  the  setting  and  before  the  rising  of  the  sun, 
any  meat,  fish,  poultry,  game  or  wild  fowls,  eggs, 
vegetables,  provisions  of  any  kind,  or  sell  or  cause 
the  same  to  be  sold  at  the  market,  or  at  any  other 
place  within  the  city,  nor  purchase,  or  contract  for  any 
of  the  aforesaid  articles,  in  quantities  greater  than  is 
requisite  for  the  use  and  consumption  of  the  families 
of  such  person.  Penalty  for  so  doing,  section  15th, 
ordinance  22d  July,  1S39,  section  1st,  ordinance  30th 
January,  1851,  and  section  1st,  ordinance  12th  Jan'y 
1854.    See  notes  thereto.  -  327,334,335,336 

Council  may  by  resolution  forbid  any  free  person  of  color 
or  slave  from  selling  at  the  market  for  any  offence 
committed  by  either,  contrary  to  the  laws  of  the  State, 
or  the  ordinances  of  the  city.  No  person  of  color 
having  a  badge  to  sell  small  wares,  permitted  to  pur- 
chase or  sell  any  fruit  at  or  in  the  vicinity  of  the 
market,  before  9  o'clock  in  the  morning.  No  slave 
permitted  to  act  as  butcher,  &c,  unless  in  the  presence 
of  his  owner  or  employer,  or  his  agent    Penalty  for 


5$2 


INDEX; 


a  violation  thereof   section  1 6th,  ordinance  2  2d 
July,  1839,  -  -  -  -  32$ 

No  slave  permitted  to  sell  or  offer  for  sale  at  the  market 
or  at  any  other  place  in  the  city  any  kind  of  poultry, 
provisions,  or  fruit,  (fresh  fish  excepted)  without  a 
special  ticket  from  his  or  their  owner,  overseer,  or 
employer  authorizing  same.  Penalty  for  a  violation 
thereof,  section  17th, ordinance  above,  -  328,829 

No  Butcher  or  other  person  permitted  to  keep  any  wag- 
on, cart  or  other  carriage,  horse,  mule,  ass  or  ox  near- 
er to  the  market,  or  within  any  other  limits,  or  for  a 
longer  time,  than  the  Market  Committee  or  Clerk  may 
direct ;  nor  to  feed  with  any  grain  oi  forage,  any 
horse,  &c,  at  the  Market,  or  within  the  limits  pre- 
scribed. Penalty  for  a  violation  of  the  same,  section 
ISth,  ordinance  above,  -  -  -     329,  330' 

Duty  of  the  Market  Committee  and  Clerk  from  time  to 
time,  &c,  to  examine  the  scales  of  all  persons  buying 
or  selling  in  the  market  or  in  any  part  of  the  city, 
and  to  prescribe  the  manner  of  suspending  the  same. 
Penalty  against  all  persons  neglecting  or  refusing  to 
comply  with  such  direction.  Section  19th,  ordi- 
nance above,  -  -  -  -  330' 

The  Clerk  of  the  Market  authorized  and  required  from 
time  to  examine  into  the  weights  and  measures  of  all 
and  every  person  buying  or  selling  in  the  City,  and 
to  try  the  same  according  to  the  standard.  Penalty 
against  any  person  convicted  of  buying  or  selling  by 
false  weight  or  measure,  sections  20th  and  2 1st,  ordi- 
nance 22d  July,  1839,  and  section  4th,  ordinance  24th 
March,  1842.    See  title  Weights  and  Measures,  330-31 

Penalty  against  Clerk  of  the  Market  for  marking  or 
sealing,  any  weight  or  measure  not  agreeable  to  the 
standard,  &c,  section  22d,  ordinance  22d  July,  1839,  33! 

Not  lawful  for  any  vender  of  meat  to  weigh  the  same 
at  any  other  scales  or  with  any  other  weights,  than 
those  attached  to,  and  belonging  to  his  own  stall. 
Penalty  therefor,  section  24,  ordinance  above,  i££ 


INDEX 


533 


Duty  of  City  Marshal  or  his  deputy  and  one  or  more 
City  Constables,  to  attend  at  the  Market  every  day  at 
sunrise,  and  continue  there  until  9  o'clock,  A.  M. 
Also  on  every  Saturday  afternoon,  until  the  closing 
of  the  Market  Penalty  for  every  neglect  or  default. 
Section  23d,  ordinance  above,  -  -  331 

Unlawful  for  any  person  to"  sleep  or  lie  down  upon  the 
public  stalls  in  the  Market,  either  in  the  day  or  night 
time.    Penalty  therefor.    Section  25th,  -  331 

How  the  fines  &c,  imposed  by  said  ordinance  of  22d 
July,  1839,  are  to  be  recovered  and  applied,  &c.  Pen- 
alty for  violations  which  have  not  been  designated* 
sections  26th,  27th  and  28th,  ordinance  above,    332,  333 

Penalty  against  any  person  who  shall  cut,  mutilate,  de- 
face or  injure  the  Market  building,  or  any  of  the 
stalls,  or  other  appurtenances  to  the  same,  section  2d, 
ordinance  30th  Jan.,  1851,  -  *  335 

Not  lawful  for  any  person  or  persons,  to  sell  or  expose 
for  sale  or  barter,  any  beef,  veal  or  mutton,  at  any 
place  within  the  limits  of  the  City,  except  only  at  the 
public  market,  &c.  Penalty  for  a  violation  thereof. 
Sections  1st  and  2d,  ordinance  17th  Nov.,  1853,  336,  337 

The  above  provisions  not  to  be  so  construed  as  to  pre- 
vent the  sale  of  said  articles  from  on  board  Steam-: 
ships  or  other  vessels  when  imported  from  other 
places,  &c,  section  3d,  ordinance  above*  -  337 

All  colored  persons  residing  in  the  City  or  its  extended 
limits,  before  exposing  a»y  vegetables,  grist,  &c.,  for 
sale  in  the  Market,  required' to  take  out  a  badge,  for 
which  they  shall  pay  the  same  sum  as  venders  of 
small  wares.  Said  badge  not  to  entitle  them  to  sell 
any  kinds  of  pouluy.  Penalty  for  «so  doing.  Sees* 
1st  and' 2d,  ordinance  17th  Dec,  1840,  337,  338 

.No  person  (except  those  who  bring  poultry  and  game, 
fruit  and  fish  from  the  country  in  caits  or  otherwise) 
permitted  to  sell  any  poultry,  or  game  dead  or  alive, 


3$4  INDEX. 


fruit  or  fish  in  or  near  the  market,  without  taking  out 
a  license  for  the  same  and  paying  therefor  the  sum 
of  $1000  and  fees.  Sections  1st  and  2d,  ordinance 
29th  June,  1854,  -  -  -  -  ;  328 

The  exception  in  the  first  section  only  to  apply  to  per- 
sons actually  living  in  the  country,  and  bona  fide 
bringing  said  articles  into  the  City  for  sale.  Section 
3d,  ordinance  above,  -  -  -  '  33-S- 

Powers  of  the  chairman  of  the  market  committee  in 
relation  to  said  license.    Restriction  on  said  power, 

section  4th,  ordinance  above,  -  -  338,33-9 

>■  i 

NEGROES. 

Not  lawful  for  any  owner,  &c.,  of  negro  slaves  to  hire 
them  out  of  their  families  or  houses  (except  slaves 
not  mechanics,  owned  by  any  resident  of  the  city 
and  hired  out  by  the  month,)  within  the  limits  of  the 
city,  without  a  badge  being  first  had.  and  obtained, 
from  the  clerk  of  Council  His  duties  in  relation  to 
same,  section  1st,  ordinance  2 cl  August,  1839,       -  339 

The  price  of  said  Badge  for  any  slave  to  exercise  the 
trade  of  a  cabinet  maker,  house  or  ship  caipenter, 
caulker,  bricklayer,  blacksmith,  tailor,  barber,  baker, 
or  butcher,  $10,  if  owner  be  a  resident  or  non-resident 
section  1st,  ordinance  above.,  See  also  ordinance 
passed  19ch  October,  1854,    Appendix,  -  34a 

For  all  other  slaves,  "being  mechanics  or  handcraft 
tradesmen  on  hire,  or  as  pilots,  boatmen,  grass 
cutters  and  hucksters,  $8,  if  owner  be  a  resident  or 
non  resident,  section  1st,  ordinance  above,  See  Ord. 
19th  October,  1854.    Appendix.  -  ~  340 

For  every  female  slave  being  a  porter,  or  other  daily 
laborer  for  hire  $2.50,  and  for  every  male  being  the 
same,  $4,  if  owned  by  a  resident  or  non-resident, 
section  1st,  ordinance  above.  See  ordinance  19th 
October^  1854,    Appendix,.  *  -  34® 


INDEX. 


S$5 


Bakers  and  chimney  sweepers  excepted  from  the  pro- 
visions of  this  ordinance,  section  7th,  ordinance 
above,  -  —  -  -  342 

How  said  badge  to  be  suspended  and  worn  by  slave, 
Penalty  for  a  violation  thereof,  section  2d,  ordinance 
above,  -   .  -  -  -  340 

All  badges  to  be  granted  for  one  year  commencing  en 
the  1st  January,  and  ending  on  3 1st  December,  follow- 
ing ;  but  badges  taken  out  by  residents  between  the 
1st  July  and  31st  December  authorized  to  be  issued 
to  them  at  one  half  the  yearly  sum  above  specified, 
section  2d,  ordinance  2d  Aug.  1S39,  and  section  2d, 
ordinance  29th  December,  1S53,  ordinance  19th  Oct. 
1S54.   Appendix.  -  -  ,  #  340,341,348 

Each  and  every  person  who  may  come  to  this  city  with 
the  bona  fide  intention  of  residing  and  carrying  on 
business  therein,  allowed  to  take  out  badges  for  each 
and  every  slave,  bona  fide,  owned  by  him,  her  or 
them,  upon  paying  therefor  the  same  price  as  is 
required  from  resident  owners,  section  1  st,  ordinance 
29th  December,  1853,  -  -  348 

Penalty  against  owner  of  slave  &c,  who  shall  hire  out, 
or  suffer  any  slave  to  work  out,  or  to  sell  fruit,  &c., 
without  first  having  taken  out  a  badge.  Proviso  as 
to  country  negroes.  Section  3d,  ordinance  2-d 
August.  1839,  -  -  -  -   m  341 

Any  free  nogro,  mulatto  &c,  who  shall  sell  or  offer  for 
sale  any  small  wares  of  any  description  required  to 
take  out  a  badge  and  pay  the  'treasurer  therefor  $S. 
Penalty  for  a  violation  thereof,  section  4th,  ordinance 
above,  -  -  -  -  -  341 

No  badge  to  be  issued  to  any  negro  slave  as  a  vender  of 
small  wares,  unless  he  or  she  is  old,  decrepid  and 
infirm,  &c,  and  no  other  articles  shall  be  vended  by 
such  slave  except  such  as  are  specified  in  the  license. 
Penalty  for  a  violation  thereof,  section  6th,  ordinance 
.above,  -  -  _  $42 


136  INDEX, 

No  slave  or  free  person  of  color  permitted  to  be  em- 
ployed in  any  public  store  or  shop  by  the  owner 
thereof,  for  the  purpose  of  vending  goods,  &c.,  or 
retailing  spirituous  liquors,  unless  in  the  presence  of 
the  employer  or  some  other  white  person,  specially 
authorized  by  him.  Penalty  therefor,  section  5th, 
ordinance  above,  -  -  341,342 

Every  free  negro,  mulatto,  &c.,  of  the  age  of  1 8  years, ' 
and  upwards,  required  yearly  and  1  every  year  to 
register  his  or  her  name,  in  the  office  of  the  clerk  of 
Council.   Penalty  for  neglecting  so  to  do,  section  8th, 
ordinance  above,  -  342 

No  slave  or  slaves  permitted  to  have,  hold,  use,  occupy, 
reside  or  sleep  in  any  house,  building  or  enclosure, 
other  than  that  of  his  owner,  &c,  without  first 
obtaining  a  ticket  from  his  owner,  and  describing  the 
place  and  the  time  for  which  such  permission  is 
given,  not  to  exceed  15  days.  Penalty  for  a  violation 
thereof.    Section  9th,  ordinance  above,       -  342,343 

No  person  permitted  to  let  or  hire  to  any  slave  within  the 
city,  any  lot,  house,  or  out  house  either  within  his  or 
her  enclosure  or  elsewhere.  Penalty  for  so  doing, 
section  10th,  ordinance  above,  -  —  343 

Not  more  than  two  negroes  from  4he  same  plantation 
permitted  to  come  within  the  city  on  the  same  day 
or  night  Penalty  therefor,  section  1 3th,  ordinance 
above,  *•  -  -  -•  -    *  344 

No  negroes  or  persons  of  color,  more  than  seven,  (ex- 
cept when  attending  funerals,  or  public  worship,  on 
Sunday  or  other  occasions,  authorized  by  any  ordi- 
nance) permitted  to  assemble  in  any  house,  building 
or  lot,  or  in  any  street,  lane,  alley,  or  other  public 
places  of  the  city,  unless  some  white  person  is  with 
them.  Duty  and  powers  of  the  city  officers  in  rela- 
tion thereto.  Penalty  for  a  violation  of  this  section. 
Section  11th,  -  343. 


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No  assembly  of  slaves  or  persons  of  color  permitted  to 
take  place  in  any  part  of  the  city  for  the  purpose  of 
dancing  or  other  merriment  without  a  written  permis-  ' 
sion  from  the  Mayor,  chairman,  or  any  two  Aldermen 
and  no  such  meeting  shall  continue  after  11  o'clock 
at  night.  Penalty  against  the  owner  or  occupier  of 
premises  where  such  meeting  shall  take  place  without 
permission.  Duty  of  city  marshal,  constables  and  city 
watch  in  such  case  specified,  and  penalty  for  re- 
sisting same  section  12th,  ordinance  above,  344 

Unlawful  for  any  person  to  teach,  or  cause  to  be  taught 
any  slave  or  free  person  of  color  to  read  or  write 
within  the  city,  or  to  keep  a  school  for  that  purpose. 
Penalty  therefor,  section  14th,  -  -  345 

Unlawful  for  any  person  of  color  to  keep  or  maintain 
within  the  city  a  common,  ill-governed,  and  disorderly 
house,  &c.  Unlawful  for  any  negro,  slave  or  free 
person  of  color  to  be  engaged  in  playing  or  betting  at 
any  game  of  cards,  dice,  &c.  Penalty  therefor, 
section  15th,  -  -  -  -  345 

Duty  of  city  marshal  and  constables,  &c.,  to  arrest  any 
slave  or  free  person  of  color,  found  quarrelling  or 
fighting  in  the  public  streets,  &c.  Penalty  therefor, 
section  16th,  ordinance  above,  -  —  345 

Duty  of  city  marshal  &c,  to  arrest,  confine  or  disperse 
all  slaves  or  free  persons  of  color  who  may  follow 
precede  or  attend  any  military  or  civic  parade  or 
procession  with  certain  exceptions,  particularly 
specified.  City  marshal  &c,  authorized  to  inflict 
moderate  chastisement  on  any  slave  or  free  person  of 
color,  violating  the  provisions  of  this  section. 
Section  17th,  ordinance  above,  -  345,346 

Lawful  for  the  owner  of  mechanic  slaves  to  hire  them 
out.  Penalty  against  any  person  who  shall  employ 
or  contract  with  any  mechanic  slave  without  first  ob- 
taining the  written  permission  of  his  owner,  section 
18th,  ordinance  above,  -  -  -  34$ 

68 


538 


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A  general  ticket  given  by  the  master,  owner  employer/ 
or  guardian  of  a  negro,  or  person  of  color,  sufficient1 
to  pass  the  bearer  until  (10)  o'clock,  P.  M.,  but  in 
order  to  pass  the  bearer  after  10  o'clock,  P.  M.,  a  t  ' 
special  ticket  must  be  given  which  shall  specify  the 
hour  when  it  is  to  expire,  and  may  be  given  before  or 
after  10  o'clock,  P.  M.  No  ticket,  whether  dated  before 
or  after  that  hour  sufficient  to  pass  the  bearer  after  mid- 
night, unless  the  time  when  given  the  object  in 
view,  and  the  place  to  which  the  bearer  is  sent,  be 
distinctly  specified  therein,  section  19th,  ordinance 
above,  _____  346 

Penalty  against  any  person  or  persons  who  shall  coun- 
terfeit any  of  the  badges  required  by  this  ordinance, 
section  20th,  ordinance  above,       -  -  346,347 

How  the  fines,  forfeitures,  &c,  incurred  and  imposed 
under  this  ordinance,  are  to  be  levied,  collected,  en- 
forced and  applied,  section  21st,  -  -  347 

Ordinance  prescribing  the  mode  and  period  of  quaran- 
tine of  vessels  arriving  in  the  port  of  Savannah, 
having  free  persons  of  color  on  hoard,  sections  1st, 
2d,  3d  and  4th,  ordinance  28th  February,  1830. 
See  note  thereto,  -  -  -  349,350 

NUISANCES. 

Not  lawful  for  any  person  to  put  any  gutter  or  spout  to 
convey  filth  from  the  kitchen  into  any  street  or  lane 
of  the  city.  Penalty  therefor,  section  1st,  ordinance 
2d  August,  1839,  _  _  _  351 

No  privy  to  be  erected  within  the  limits  of  the  City, 
unless  built  or  sunk  with  brick  or  stone  at  least  six 
feet  below  the  surface  of  the  lot,  and  one  foot  above 
and  to  have  a  flue  connected  therewith,  extending 
one  foot  or  more  above  the  roof,  section  2d,  ordinance 
2d  August  1839,  and  section  1st,  ordinance  25th 
August,  1853,  351,357 


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Not  lawful  for  any  person  to  cast,  throw  out  or  suffer 
to  fall  from  the  upper  or  second  stories  of  buildings 
any  bales  of  cotton  or  other  goods  whatsoever,  &c., 
Penalty  against  the  occupier  of  buildings  out  of 
which  the  same  is  so  cast  or  thrown,  section  3d, 
ordinance  2d  August,  1839,  -  ~  351 

Penalty  against  any  person  who  shall  appear  in  any  of 
the  public  streets,  lanes  or  squares  of  the  city  in  a 
state  of  nakedness  or  who  shall  make  any  indecent 
exposure  of  his  or  her  person  or  that  of  another, 
section  4th  ordinance  above,  -  -  352 

Unlawful  for  any  person  to  swim  or  bathe  in  the  Savan- 
nah River  opposite  the  city,  within  certain  limits, 
at  any  hour  after  7  o'clock,  A.  M.,  until  sunset, 
Penalty  therefor,  section  5th,  -  -  352 

No  horse,  gelding,  mare,  colt,  &c,  permitted  to  go  at 
large  within  the  limits  of  the  city.  Penalty  therefor 
against  owner,  &c.  Duty  of  city  marshal  and  con- 
stables in  relation  thereto.   Section  6  th,  -  352 

Not  lawful  for  any  slave  or  free  person  of  color  to  smoke 
a  cigar  or  pipe  in  any  of  the  streets,  lanes,  &c.,  within 
the  city,  nor  in  the  market  house.  Penalty  therefor, 
section  7th,  ordinance  above,  section  1st,  ordinance 
24th  October,  1839,  -  -  353,358,359 

Duty  of  the  Marshal  or  any  city  officer  to  remove 
from  the  precincts  of  the  city,  at  the  expense  of  the 
owner,  any  animal  found  at  large  in  the  city,  whose 
appearance  shall  be  offensive  to  the  sight  from  its 
poverty,  sickness,  or  sores.  Penalty  against  any  per- 
son who  shall  resist  or  oppose  any  officer  in  the  dis- 
charge of  such  duty,  section  8th,  ordinance  2d  Aug. 
1839,  -  353 

Unlawful  for  any  person  to  water  any  animal  within  30 
feet  of  any  public  pump  except  the  pump  at  the  base 
of  the  exchange.  Penalty  therefor,  section  9th, 
ordinance  above,  -  -  -  353 


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Not  lawful  for  any  cow,  steer,  heifer  or  calf  to  go  at 
large  within  the  limits-  of  the  city  from  the  setting  to 
the  rising  of  the  sun.  Penalty  against  the  owner 
therefor.  Duty  of  city  marshal,  &c.5  to  take  an  im- 
pound of  said  cattle  and  sell  same  upon  five  days' 
public  notice.  Section  10th,  ordinance  above,  section 
1st,  ordinance  11th  February,  1841.  See  Title 
Cattle  Limits,  ordinance  10th  March,  1853,  353,354,38,39 

Any  bull  found  at  large  in  the  city  may  be  killed  by 
any  one.    Section  11th,  ordinance  2d  August,  1839,  354 

Unlawful  for  any  person  to  wash  any  animal  or  car- 
riage, &c,  or  clothes  of  any  description,  &c,  at  any 
of  the  public  pumps  of  the  city,  &c.  Penalty  for  so 
doing.    Section  12th,  ordinance  above,  -  354 

Unlawful  for  any  person  to  wash  or  dry  any  articles  of 
clothing,  &c,  in  any  of  the  streets,  lanes  or  squares 
of  the  city.    Penalty  therefor,  section  13,  -  354 

Unlawful  for  any  person  to  cure  hides,  &c.,  within  the 
corparate  limits  of  the  city,  (except  on  lots  No.  34 
and  35,  Mill  street,  upon  certain  restrictions,  and 
there  only  upon  taking  out  a  license,  and  paying 
therefor  annually,  the  sum  of  $25.  Penalty  therefor, 
exclusive  of  the  foregoing  exception.  Duty  of  the 
Marshal  in  relation  to  hides.  Section  14th  and  15th, 
ordinance  above,  and  section  1st  and  2d,  ordinance 
4th  May,  1854,  -  -  -  355,359 

Lawful  for  any  person  to  seize  and  take  or  kill  and  ap- 
propriate to  his  own  use,  any  hog  or  hogs,  goat  or 
goats  found  at  large  in  the  city,  &c,  section  16th, 
ordinance  2d,  August,  1839,  -  355 

Not  lawful  for  any  person  to  retain  or  keep  within  the 
corporate  limits  of  the  city  any  hog  or  hogs.  Penalty 
for  so  doing.  Section  17th,  ordinance  above,  and 
section  1st,  ordinance  21st  April,  1853,       -  355,358 

Unlawful  for  any  owner  or  agent  of  a  Steam  Rice  Mill, 
to  expose  or  cause  to  be  exposed  in  a  large  heap,  &c, 
the  chaff  produced  by  said  mill,  so  as  to  subject  it  to 
the  influence  of  the  sun  and  rain  within  half  a  mile 


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from  the  corporate  limits  of  the  city.    Penalty  for  so 
doing,  section  18th,  ordinance  2d  Aug,  183 9.       -  556 

Unlawful  for  any  person  to  throw,  cast  or  deposit  &c,  in 
the  Savannah  River,  or  on  its  banks  below  high 
water  mark,  &c,  any  rice  chaff,  or  any  other  sub- 
stance, which  may  in  any  degree  lessen  the  water  in 
said  riven    Penalty  for  so  doing,  section  19th,     -  356 

How  the  fines  and  forfeitures  incurred  are  to  be  collected, 
enforced  and  applied,  section  £0th,  ordinance  above,  357 
PILOTAGE. 

The  number  of  the  Commissioners  of  Pilotage  to  be 
seven  a  majority  of  whom  to  constitute  a  quorum, 
section  1st,  ordinance  2d  August,  1839,         -  360 

In  case  of  a  vacancy  by  death,  resignation,  &c, 
council  to  fill  same  by  election  after  ten  days'  notice, 
&a    Oath  of  a  commissioner  of  pilotage,  section  2a,  360 

Six  months  absence  sufficient  to  vacate  the  seat  of  a 
commissioner,  section  3d,  -  360 

Powers  and  duties  of  the  commissioners  of  pilotage, 
section  4th.  ordinance  above,  -  -  360,361 

PLANK  ROAD. 

All  Railroad  iron,  bar-iron,  boilers,  hoop,  poles,  timber, 
plank,  boards  and  lumber  required  to  be  transported 
length-wise  and  not  cross- wise  upon  any  car,  wagon  or 
other  vehicle  passing  over  the  plank  roads,  or  through 
any  of  the  streets  of  the  City.  Penalty  for  a  violation 
thereof.    Section  1st,  ordinance  24th  February,  1853,  362 

All  vehicles  passing  over  the  Plank  Road  to  keep  to  the 
right  under  a  penalty  on  person  offending,  no't  ex- 
ceeding $20  section  2d,  S62 

Duty  of  city  marshal  and  constables  to  see  this  ordinance 
strictly  enforced.    One  half  of  the  fines  to  go  to  the 
informer,  section  3d  and  4th,  ordinance  above,  362 
POLICE  COURT. 

The  Mayor  or  in  case  of  his  absence  or  sickness,  the 
Chairman  of  Council,  required  to  hold  a  court  in  the 
Exchange,  every  day  at  10  o'clock,  A.  M.,  (Sundays 


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excepted.)  In  ease  of  the  absence  or  sickness  of  the 
Mayor  and  Chairman,  any  three  Aldermen  to  exer- 
cise the  same  authority,  sections  1st  and  12th,  ordi- 
nance 8th  December  1838.  -  363,&65 

Any  person  who  shall  in  the  day  or  night  disturb  the 
peace  and  quiet  of  the  city  or  be  guilty  of  any 
riotous  or  improper  conduct  within  the  same  to  be 
tried  before. the  Mayor  and  in  Police  Court,  Penalty 
therefor,  against  white  person,  free  person  of  color 
and  slave,  section  2d,  ordinance  above,  and  section  1st, 
ordinance  2d  June,  1854,  =  36 3,3 6 £ 

Any  person  who  shall  at  a  fire  disturb  the  piece  and 
(quiet  of  the  city,  or  disobey  the  orders  of  the  Mayor 
or  Chief  Fireman,  or  -who  shall  be  guilty  of  any 
riotous,  disorderly  or  improper  conduct  to  be  sent  to 
the  guard  house  or  jail,  until  the  fire  is  extinguished,, 
and  then  to  be  discharged  upon  his  recognizance  to 
appear  before  the  police  court,  to  answer  for  said 
'  offence,  &c.,  section  2d,  ordinance  2d  June,  1854,  367 

Any  person  fined  under  foregoing  ordinances  may  ap- 
peal to  council  on  payment  of  fine  and  costs,  &c, 
section  3d  and  7th,  ordinance  8th  December,  1838, 363,364 

Any  person  arrested  for  riotous  and  disorderly  conduct 
on  Saturday  night  or  on  the  Sabbath  day  to  be  com- 
mitted to  jail  until  the  following  Monday  morning, 
when  he  shall  be  brought  before  the  Police  Court,  for 
trial,  section  4th,  ordinance  above,*  -  363 

Duty  of  the  city  constables  in  rotation,  &c,  to  attend 
the  Police  Court,  preserve  order,  and  enforce  the 
judgments  and  sentences  of  said  Court,  section  5th,  364 

A  record  of  the  proceedings  of  the  Police  Court,  to  be 
kept  by  the  Clerk  of  Council  and  to  be  submitted  to 
council  at  every  regular  meeting.  Power  of  council 
to  remit  any  fine  in  part  or  in  whole  which  may  be 
imposed  in  said  court,  section  6th,  ordinance  above,  364 

Duty  of  marshal  and  constables  on  receiving  the  order 
of  the  Mayor  or  chairman  to  summon  before  them 


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during  the  hours  prescribed  for  holding  his  court  all 
person  or  persons  offending  against  the  ordinances 
of  the  city,  section  8th,  -  364 

All  fines  imposed  by  the  Mayor  to  be  collected  in  the 
same  manner  as  if  imposed  by  council,  section  10th,  364 

General  and  special  duties  of  the  Mayor  as  the  head 
of  the  police  &c,  section  11th,  -  264,365 

The  Mayor  authorized  to  bind  over  and  take  recogni- 
zance with  security  in  such  sum  as  he  may  deem 
adequate  from  all  person  or  persons  brought  before 
him  in  the  Police  Court  charged  with  a  violation  of 
any  of  the  ordinances  of  the  city  to  answer  for  said 
offence  before  the  Mayor  and  Aldermen,  section  1st, 
ordinance  4th  January,  1 847,  -  -  365,366 

In  case  of  neglect  or  refusal  of  any  such  person  to  give 
such  recognizance,  the  Mayor  is  authorized  to  com- 
mit such  person  to  the  common  jail  of  Chatham 
county,  until  the  next  regular  meeting  of  council, 
section  2d,  ordinance  abovej  -  -  366 

•        PORT  WARDENS. 

Five  Port  Wardens  for  the  port  of  Savannah  to  be  ap^ 
pointed  by  council  at  its  first  regular  meeting  in 
January  in  every  year  and  to  be  commissioned  by 
the  Mayor  under  the  seal  of  the  city,  section  1st, 
ordinance  4th  March,  1824,  -  -  367,368 

Duties  of  the  said  port  wardens  generally,  section  2d, 
ordinance  above,  -  -  -  -  368 

Port  wardens  authorized  to  make  such  rules  aiid  regula- 
tions as  may  be  conducive  to  the  good  order  and 
a  proper  discharge  of  their  duties  and  to  appoint  a 
clerk  to  enforce  same  by  reasonable  fines,  section  3d,  368 

Clerk  of  port  wardens  before  he  enters  on  the  duties  of 
his  office  required  to  give  to  the  Mayor  and  Alder- 
men a  bond  with  his  securities  in  the  sum  of  $500 
for  the  faithful  discharge  of  his  duties.  The  oath  of 
said  clerk,  section  3d,  -  -  -  368 


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The  special  duties  of  the  said  port  wardens  or  any  two 
or  more  of  them,  section  4th  and  5th,  ordinance 
above,    -  -  369 

The  said  port  wardens  authorized  to  employ  a  carpen- 
ter or  carpenters,  and  such  laborers  &c,  as  may  be 
necessary  to  aid  them  in  the  proper  discharge  of  their 
duties.  The  expense  thereof  to  be  paid  by  the  owner, 
master,  or  consignee  of  the  vessel,  section  6th, 
ordinance  above,  '. «-  -  -  370 

No  person  or  persons,  other  than  those  appointed  under 
the  foregoing  ordinance,  or  by  order  of  court  author- 
ized to  act  or  officiate  upon  any  survey  &c.  Penalty 
for  so  doing,  section  7th,  -  -        -  370 

Duties  of  the  clerk  of  the  port  wardens  specified  and 
pointed  out  and  penalty  for  their  neglect,  section  9th, 
ordinance  above,  and  section  1st,  ordinance  29th 
May,  1S34,  -  -  -  370,371 

The  oath  required  to  be  taken  by  each  port  warden, 

section  10th,  ordinance  14th  March,  1824^  -  371 
The  bond  to  be  given  by  each  port  warden,  section  15th 

ordinance  2d  August  18S9.  Title  City  Officers,    -  65 
Penalty  against  port  wardens  or  any  of  them,  who 
shall  neglect  or  refuse  to  perform  the  duties  enjoined 
and  required,  section  11th,  ordinance  14th  March, 
1824,  - .         -  -  -  371 

Not  lawful  for  any  port  wardens  to  certify  any  survey, 
unless  the  same  has  been  held  by  him  in  person. 
Penalty  for  so  doing,  section  2d,  ordinance  29th 
May,  1834,  -  -  ~  372: 

The  fees  of  the  port  wardens,  section  1st,  ordinance  22d 

February,  1843,  -  372,373 

Clerk  of  the  board  of  port  wardens  to  be  in  attendance 
at  some  convenient  place  each  day  from  9  to  1 
o'clock.  Authorized  to  appoint  a  deputy  who  shall 
take  the  same  oath  he  does,  but  for  whose  neglect  or 
misconduct  said  clerk  and  his  securities  to  be  held 
responsible,  section  1st,  ordinance  6th  April,  1854,  374 


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PUBLIC  PROPERTY. 

Not  lawful  to  take  away  any  of  the  fire  ladders  or 
hooks  from  the  place  where  they  are  usually  kept,  un- 
less for  public  purpose,  section  1st,  ordinance  2d 
August,  1839,  -  *'  -  S74 

Unlawful  for  any  person  wantonly  to  destrc^,  &c.,  any 
of  the  public  pumps  or  parts  thereof,  or  to  dig  up,  cut 
down,  remove,  or  injure  any  tree,  post  or  enclosure, 
on  any  street,  lane,  square  or  wharf  of  the  city, 
(whether  planted  or  erected  by  individuals  or  other- 
wise) or  drive  any  hook  or  other  piece  of  iron  into 
any  of  said  trees,  or  in  any  manner  destroy  or  injure 
any  public  monument  or  other  property  of  the  City  of 
Savannah.  Penalty  for  so  doing,  sections  2d  and  5th, 
ordinance  2d  August,  1839,  and  sections  2d  and  5th,«  • 
ordinance  4th  May,  1854,  :         -  -  ♦  375,379 

Unlawful  for  any  person  to  hitch  any  animal  to  any  tree 
planted  as  aforesaid,  or  to  any  part  of  the  fences,  rail- 
ings, gates  or  enclosures  of  the  public  squares,  places 
or  building,  or  to  any  of  the  public  pumps  or  lamp  posts. 
Penalty  for  so  doing.    Duty  of  City  Marshal  and  Con- 
-stables'in  relation  thereto,  sec.  2cE  and  5th,  ord.  2d  Aug. 
1839  and  sec.  1st  and  2d,  ord  28th  July,  1853,  375,377 
Unlawful  for  any  person  to  ride,  lead  or  drive  any  horse, 
mule  or  other  animal,  within  or  between  the  double 
row  of  trees  in  the  centre  of  South  Broad  Street,  or 
the  double  and  treble  row  of  trees  on  the  Bay,  (except 
through  or  across  the  said  trees,  when  they  are  inter- 
sected by  the  streets,)  or  over  any  of  the  sidevvTalks  or 
footways  of  the  city.    Penalty  for  so  doing,  sections 
3d  and  5th,  ordinance  2d  August,  1839/        • -'  375 
Unlawful  for  any  person  to  write,  carve,  indite,  paste, 
paint,  or  in  any  manner  deface,  or  cause  the  same 
to  be  clone,  any  marks  or  letters  with  any  materials 
whatsoever,  upon  any  public  building,  the  property 
of  the  city,  or  of  the  United  States,  or  upon  the  pro- 
perty of  any  person  or  persons,  corporation  or  corpo-- 


546 


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rations.  Penalty  for  so  doing,  section  1st,  ordinance 
25th  March,  1852,  and  sections  1st  and  5th,  ordinance 
4th  May,  1854,  -  -  376,379' 

Unlawful  for  any  person  to  cast,  throw,  or  fling  any 
stones,  brickbats,  or  any  other  thing  in  the  squares, 
streets,  lanes  or  alleys  of  the  city,  or  in,  at  or  against 
any  of  the  trees,  or  boxes  around  the  trees  in  the  city, 
Duty  of  every  officer  of  the  city  in  relation  to  said 
offence.  Penalty  therefor,  sections  3d  4th  and  5th, 
ordinance  4th  May,  1854,  -  -  379 

PRIVIES, 

How  the  same  are  to  be  sunk  and  built,  and  with  what 
materials.  See  Title  Nuisances,  section  2d,  ordi- 
nance 2d  August,  1839,  and  section  1st,  ordinance 
25th  August,  1853,  -  -  -  $£t£&f 

# RAFTS.    #  (  # 

Limits  prescribed  within  which  all  rafts  of  timber  &c.,- 
brought  into  the  Savannah  front  river  shall  be  con- 
fined after  the  expiration  of  four  days,  section  1st, 
ordinance  4th  May,  1854,  -  -  -  380 

The  proprietors  on  the  shore  of  Hutchinson's  Island, 
authorized  to  excavate  to  the  extent  of  (200)  feet  back 
for  the  confining  and  keeping  rafts  of  timber  &c., 
section  2d,  ordinance  above,  -  -  381 

Lawful  for  the  owners  of  rafts  to  confine  and  keep  them 
in  the  Fig  Island  channel,  section  3d,  -  381 

Penalties  for  a  violation  of  this  ordinance,  enacted  and 
prescribed,  section  4th,  ordinance  above,  -  381 

Duty  of  the  Marshal  and  city  constables,  in  case  any 
rafts  of  timber,  &c,  are  found  moored  in  Savannah 
front  river  for  more  than  four  days.  Duty  of  Mayor, 
&c,  in  Police  Court,  upon  complaint  and  information 
of  same,  section  5th,  -  -  383- 


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RECORDER. 
Office  abolished.   See  Title  City  Officers,  section  2d, 
ordinance  22d  January,  1846,  74 

■SALARIES. 

Of  City  Officers  to  be  paid  monthly  instead  of  quarterly, 
section.  1st,  ordinance  27th  July,  1843,  -  393 

SALES. 

No  sale  of  lots  or  other  property  foi  the  payment  of  rent 
taxes  or  assessments  due  the  city  to  take  place  but  on 
the  first  Tuesday  in  each  month,  at  the  Court  House, 
section  1st,  ordinance  30th  December,  1816,       -  383 

Duty  of  City  Marshal  before  selling  any  lots  or  property 
in  arrears  for  rent,  taxes,  &c,  to  advertise  the  same  for 
at  least  (30)  days,  and  state  therein  the  number, 
tything,  ward,  square,  and  how  same  is  situated,  with 
the  owner's  name,  &c,  section  2d,  ordinance  above,  383 

All  property  advertised  as  aforesaid,  to  be  placed  in  one 
column  of  the  paper  in  which  it  is  advertised,  and  to 
be  headed  "City  Marshal's  Sales,"  section  4th, 
ordinance  above,       -  384 

The  duty  of  said  marshal  when  offering  said  lots,  &c, 
for  sale,  prescribed  as  to  the  mode  and  manner, 
section  3d,  ordinance  above,         *-.  ,        -  383 

All  sales  of  Real  Estate  made  by  the  Marshal,  or  sold 
under  any  ordinance  to  be  superintended  by  a  special 
committee  of  council.  TKteir  duty  in  reference 
thereto,  section  6th,  ordinance  above,  -  384 

In  all  notices  given  by  the  marshal  for  the  re-entry  of 
lots,  the  name  of  the  person  who  last  paid  rent,  with 
a  description  of  said  lot  to  be  inserted  therein,  section 
7th,  ordinance  above,  -  384 

No  lot  of  land  &c,  belonging  to  the  city,  and  under 
lease  to  be  sold  or  disposed  of,  or  leased  until  the  final 
expiration  of  such  former  lease  or  leases,  &c,  section 
1st  ordinance  19th  June,  1820,  -  -  385 


548  INDEX. 

Any  sale  of  such  lot  made,  declared  to  be  void  and  of  no 
effect,  section  2d, ordinance  above,  -  -  385 

SCAVENGER 

All  occupants  of  houses,  stores,  &c.,  residing  above  the 
bluff,  required  to  have  swept  the  footwalk  before  their 
houses  and  lots  every  day  in  the  week  before  seven 
o'clock,  A.M.,  section  3d, ordinance  15th  Aug.  1839,  386 

The  owners,  tenants,  and  occupiers  of  houses,  required 
to  keep  within  their  yards  or  enclosures,  a  box  or 
barrel  of  sufficient  size,  in  which  shall  be  deposited 
within  certain  months  and  hours  prescribed,  during 
the  year,  all  the  offal,  filth,  &c,  generated  in  said 
building  or  enclosure.  Penalty  for  neglecting  so  to 
do,  sections  6th  and  11th,  ordinance  above,  386,388 

Unlawful  for  any  person  to  throw  or  put  into  any  of  the 
streets  &c,  or  common  without  the  city,  any  dead 
hog,  goat,  dog,  cat,  fowl,  or  other  animal.   All  horses, 

i  cows,  or  other  animals  of  such  size,  as  may  die  or  be 
found  dead  within  the  limits  of  the  city,  the  owner 
thereof  required  to  remove  and  bury  same  without 
said  limits,  within  two  hours  thereafter,  &c,  or  request 
Scavenger  to  have  same  done.  If  owner  neglect  or 
refuse  to  have  same  done  the  Scavenger  required  to 
do  so.  His  fees  therefor.  Penalty  against  owner  or 
Scavenger  for  violation  or  neglect  of  duty.  Sections 
7th,  10th  and  11th,  ordinance  above,  -  3S6,3S8 

Every  keeper  of  an  inn,  tavern,  or  stable,  and  every 
other  person  or  persons  within  the  city  who  shall  keep 
within  their  premises  more  th~~  f&iir  horses,  mules^ 
oxen,  or  cows,  &c,  required  at  least  once  m  everyr  2$ 
hours,  at  his  own  expense,  to  remove  all  the  dung, 
filth  and  litter,  to  such  places  as  mc:  1  ■  \  ointed  out 
by  Superintendant  of  streets,  &c.  Penaity  for  ne- 
glecting so  to  do,  section  8th  and  11th,  ordinance 
above,  .  -  -  387,388 


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Every  occupant  of  a  house  required  to  k-e%p  his  pre- 
mises clean,  &c.,  and  to  throw  into  the  privy  attached 
thereto^  a  -peck  of  lime  once  a  mouthy  frpm  May  to 
November,  inclusive.  Penalty  for  neglecting  so  to 
do.    Sections  9th  and  11th,  ordinance  above,  387,383 

Penalties  against  the  Scavenger  for*  any  violation  or 
omission  of  anything  directed  to  he  done  by  him 
under  the  'foregoing  ordinance,  section  10th,  ordi-  * 
above,  -  -  -  388 

The  work  of  the  Scavengers  department  now  to  be 
given  out  by  contract.  Proposals  or  bids  therefor  to 
be  handed  to  the  Clerk  of  Council  before  10  o'clock; 
A.  M.,  on  the  day  of  election.  Contractor  to  give 
bond  with  two  or  more  securities,  in  a  sum  exceeding 
his  bid  by  $1080,  for  the  faithful  performance  of  his 
duties^  section  1st,  ordinance  29th  December,  1853,  3S9 

Council  at  its  first  regular  meeting  in  every  January, 
to  select  from  those  who  submit  their  proposals,  one 
who  shall  be  declared  elected  as  Superintendent  &c, 
and  who  shall  enter  upon  the  duties  of  his  office 
within  ten  days  thereafter.  Upon  his  neglecting  so 
to  do  or  give  the  required  bond,  his  election  to  be 
deemed  void,  and  council  to  elect  another  in  his  place, 
section  1st,  ordinance  above,        -  -  389,393 

Duties  of  the  person  who  shall  be  elected  such  Superin- 
tendent both  general  and  special  Sections  2d,  3d, 
4th  and  5th  ordinance  above,  -  390539l 

-Penalty  against  said  Superintendent  for  neglecting  or 
failing  to  perform  all  the  duties  required  of  him. 
section  3d,  ordinance  above,  -  -  39Q 

In  case  of  his  removal  from  office,  council,  to  proceed 
at  its  next  meeting  thereafter,  to  elect  some  other  per- 
son in  his  place  for  the  unexpired  term,  the  clerk  of 
council  giving  ten  days  notice  of  the  time  of  such 
election,  section  3d,  ordinance  above?  ~  $91 


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INDEX 


STREETS. 

The  rates  for  the  landing  and  shipping  produce,  &c,y 
at  or  from  the  lots  belonging  to  the  city,  situate  on 
the  canal.  Shippers  duty.  Sections  1st  and  2d, 
ordinance  1st  December,  1831,       f'^Sk     "  393,3*94 

Canal  street  named  and  designated  and  its  width  ascer- 
tained, section  1st  and  2d,  ordinance  4th  April,  1833,  3-95 

A  surveyor  for  the  city  to  be  appointed  by  council  at 
its  first  regular  meeting  in  every  January.    To  give 
bond  with  two  securities  in  the  sum  of  $2000,  &a, 
and  take  the  usual  oath,  section  1st,  ordinance  X9'th.T 
August,  1839,  -  -  *  395 

Duties  of  the  City  Surveyor*  both  general  and  special, 
pointed  out,  sections  2d,  4th,  14th  and  16th,  ordi- 
nance 19th  August,  1839,  and  section  1st,  ordinance 
% 6th  August,  1852,  and  section  1st,  ordinance  29th 
December,  1853,  -   ;       -    • .     39*6,  40% 4 13,  414 

His  salary,  section  2d,  ordinance  26th  August,  1852,  414 

His  fees  of  office,  section  3d,  Ore!  19th  August,  1839,  &9(> 

No  lot  holder  or  occupier  of  any  lot  permitted  to  lay 
the  foundation  of  any  building  or  fence  on  the  line 
of  any  lot  or  part  of  lot  owned  or  occupied  by  him 
unless  such  line  is  first  ascertained  b)  city  surveyor 
&c.,  section  2d,  ordinance  19th  August,  1839,  3-96 

No  person  permitted  to  bring,  lay,  or  put  in  any  street, 
&c.,  within  this  city  any  timber,  bricks,  stones,  or 
'  other  materials  for  building,  (except  such  persons  as 
are  actually  building  or  repairing  or  about  to  build 
or  repair,  any  building,  under  certain  special  restric- 
tions) or  any  fire  wood  or  goods,  wares  or  merchan- 
dise, nor  any  cart,  dray,  wagon  or  carriage  of  any  sort7 
and  suffer  the  same  to  remain  and  stand  therein,  for 
a  longer  time  than  six  hours.  Penalty  therefor, 
section  5th,  ordinance  above,  -  -  397 

No  person  without  previously  obtaining  the  written 
consent  of  the  Mayor  and  two-thirds  of  the  Council, 
permitted  to  erect  or  construct  any  booth,  &c.,  in  any 


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551 


square,  street  or  lane  of  the  city.  Unlawful  for  any 
person  to  dig,  &c.,  any  hole  or  pit,  in  any  square 
street  "or  lane  of  the  city.  Penalties  therefor,  section 
5th,  ordinance  above,  -  -  -  397 

Duty  of  Marshal  and  city  constables  to  remove  all  the 
foregoing  encroachments,  obstructions  and  nuisances, 
in  case  the  person  or  persons  making  same  neglect 
or  refuse  so  to  do,  and  to  report  to  the  Mayor  all 
other  encroachments,  &c,  in  the  city,  section  5th, 
ordinance  above,  -  -  -  -  397 

Duty  of  persons  building  or  repairing  any  buildings  to 
cause  the  dirt,  litter,  &c,  caused  thereby  to  be  re- 
moved to  the  place  for  depositing  filth,  &c.  Duty  of 
the  Marshal  in  case  the  same  shall  remain  in  any 
street,  lane  or  squares  over  five  days,  section  6th, 
ordinance  above,  -  '  - '  -  398 

How  all  encroachments  and  obstructions  of  the  streets, 
&c,  are  to  be  removed.  Penalty  against  all  persons, 
molesting  City  Marshal  in  their  removal.  Compen- 
sation to  be  allowed  City  Marshal  and  others,  for 
services  in  removing:  Any  encroachment  &c., 
ordered  to  be  removed  to  be  marked  out  and  directed 
by  city  surveyor,  '&c.,  sections  10th,  11th  and  12th, 
ordinance  above,       =  -  -         -  399,400 

No  railing  or  enclosure  to  be  erected  by  any  person, 
within  the  city,  unless  *the  same  shall  be  extended 
to  the  line  of  the  lowest  step^  and  in  no  case  within 
that  line.  No  step  or  impediment  to  be  erected  in 
any  lane  in  the  city  to  exceed  two  feet,  (see  this  sec* 
tion  amended  and  explained  by  ordinances  passed 
7th  August,  1S45,  and  12th  November  1846,)  section 
8th,  ordinance  19th  August,  1839,  section  1st,  ordi- 
nance 7th  August,  1845,  and  section  1st,  ordinance 
12th  November,  1846,       -  399,410,411:  y 

No  person  permitted  to  erect  or  place  any  steps  de- 
scending into  any  vault  or  cellar,  which  steps  shall 
extend  beyond  the  limits  of  the  lot  upon  which  the 


552  INDEX, 

building  is  erected,  but  upon  certain  express  condi- 
tions and  restrictions  specified.  Penalty  for  a  viola- 
tion thereof,  section  1 3th,  ordinance  19th  Aug.  1839,  4GG 

The  Committee  of  Streets  and  Lanes  with  the  aid  of 
the  City  Surveyor  authorized  and  required  to  graduate 
and  level  the  squares,  streets  and  lanes  of  the  city, 
&c.  The  City  Surveyor  to  determine  the  standard 
whereby  to  regulate  the  same,  section  14th,  ordinance 
above,      .    —  -  -  -  401 

No  person  permitted  to  increase  or  lower  the  height  of 
of  the  side-walk  in  front  of  his  lot  above  or  below  the 
level  directed  by  the  City  Surveyor,  or  do  any  thing 
by  which  the  same  shall  or  may  be  destroyed. 
Penalty  for  so  doing,  section  15th,  ordinance  above,  401 

ilow  the  front  of  all  wharf  lots  are  to  be  constructed, 
&c.  Unlawful  to  erect  any  platform,  stage  or  im- 
provement in  front  of  same.,  Penalty  therefor,  section 
18th,  ordinance  aboT&e,,        ,  -  -  ff       «  400 

No  pei son  permitted  .to  bring,  deposit,  or  lay  on  any  of 
the  public  docks,  wharves,  or  landing  places  at  the 
north  end  or  opposite  to  the  streets  in  the  city,  any 
boards,  plank,  ranging  timber,  &c.,  or  ship  from  or 
land  at  any  such  public  dock,  &c,,  any  rice,  tobacco, 
cjoiton,  lumber,  corn,  &a,  or  erect  thereon  any  scales 
for  weighing  any  article  whatsoever.  Penalty  for  a 
violation  thereof,  section  I 9th,  ordinance  above,  403 

Not  lawful  for  any  person  to  make  fast  any  boat  or  other 
water  craft,  or  to  land  oysters,  clams,  &c»,  at  any  oi 
the  wharves  and  public  docks, other  than  that  adjoin- 
ing Wayne's  wharf,  and  the  one  fronting  East  Broad 
Street,  section  20th,  ordinance  .above,   #    ®M  40S 

All  persons  owning  or  erecting  any  parapet,  wall,  border- 
ing on  any  street,  leading  to  the  river  or  any  of  its 
wharves,  &c,  required  at  their  own  expense  to  erect 
and  -keep  same  at  all  times  strong  and  in  good  order, 
and  of  certain  materials  specified,  section  22d,  ordi- 
nance above^  -  *      *    -  ,         -  404 


INDEX.  553 

Unlawful  for  the  Master,  &c,,  of  any  vessel  to  land  bal- 
last therefrom,  unless  the  same  be  immediately  re- 
moved to  such  place  as  may  be  pointed  out  by  mar- 
shal, &c,  section  23d,  -  -  -  404 

The  Mayor  or  acting  mayor,  authorized  to  grant  permis- 
sion to  any  owner,  consignee  &c.,  of  any  cotton  or 
other  bulky  merchandise,  damaged  by  rain  &cs,inits 
transportation  to  the  city,  to  expose  the  same  in  its 
wet  condition,  not  exceeding  three  days  in  any  public 
place  contiguous  to  the  store,  &c,  in  which  it  is  to  be 
deposited,  when  dry,  under  certain  provisions  and  re- 
strictions, section  24th,  ordinance  above,       -  404,405 

Unlawful  for  any  person  to  obstruct  or  block  up,  &c, 
with  cotton,  &c,  the  free  passage  of  any  citizen  on 
foot  or  horseback  or  in  any  carriage,  through  any  of 
the  public  streets,  squares  or  places  of  the  city,  what- 
soever. Penalty  for  so  doing,  section  24th,  ordinance 
above,  _____  494 

Penalties  against  all  offenders  not  otherwise  specially 
provided  for,  and  how  said  penalties  and  fines  are  to 
be  enforced,  &c,  section  25th,  ordinance  above,  405 

The  number  of  % feet  upon  the  public  squares  and  streets 
which  it  shall  be  lawful  to  occupy  for  steps  and  por- 
ticoes to  houses  or  for  side- walks,  generally,  and  espe- 
cially on  Jones,  Taylor,  Gordon  and  Gaston  streets, 
section  1st,  ordinance  30th  January,  1840,section  1st, 
ordinance  25th  March,  1841,  section  1st,  ordinance 
29th  April,  1847,  and  section  1st,  ordinance  15th 
March,  1849,         -  ,         -  405,  406,  40S,  411,  412 

How  the  trees  in  the  city  are  to  be  planted  in  the  streets 
and  squares,  and  their  distance  from  each  other 
specified,  section  2d,  ordinance  30th  January,  1840,  406 

Any  owner  of  a  lot  who  shall  consider  him  or  herself 
aggrieved  by  the  acts  of  the  city  surveyor  and  street 
and  lane  committee  to  have  a  right  to  appeal  to 
council  for  its  decision,  section  2d,  ordinance  2d 
July,  1840,       -  -  -  407 

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INDEX 


Penalty  against  any  person  who  shall  dig  or  remove 
sand  or  earth  from  under  the  bluff  or  any  where  else 
in  the  city  without  special  permission,  section  2d, 
ordinance  19th  August,  1839,  sections  1st,  2d  and  3d, 
ordinance  2d  May,  1844,  -  -  404,40&' 

Every  owner  of  a  lot,  piece  or  parcel  of  ground  within 
the  coiporate  limits  of  the  city,  whether  owned  in  fee 
simple  or  under  title  from  the  city  required  within 
six  months  of  the  notice  given,  to  place  a  good  and 
sufficient  pavement  or  sidewalk  of  brick  or  flag  stones 
along  the  length  and  depth  of  his  lot  &c.  Penalty  for 
failing  or  neglecting  so  to  do,  section  1st  and  2d, 
ordinance  28th  August.  1851,       -  -  412,41 3; 

All  pavements  or  sidewalks  now  finished  to  be  kept  in 
good  order  and  repaired  from  time  to  time  as  the 
same  may  require  repair.  Penalty  for  neglect  Duty 
of  City  Marshal  in  reference  thereto,  section  3d, 
ordinance  above,  -  413 

STEAMBOATS. 

Unlawful  for  any  Steamboat  while  passing  the  line  of 
wharves  in  the  city  to  exceed  in  speed  five  miles  per 
hour.  Penalty  against  the  owner  of  steamboat  so 
doing.    Section  1st,  ordinance  22d  November,  1844,  41 5 

The  agent  or  agents  of  the  New  York  and  Savannah 
Atlantic  Navigation  Company,  permitted  to  have  the 
entire  control,  independent  of  the  Harbor-  Master,  of 
Anderson's  lower  wharf  or  any  other  wharf  or 
wharves  they  may  own,  hire  or  lease.  Duty  of 
Harbor  Master  in  case  any  vessel  be  found  moored 
thereat,  sections  1st  and  2d,  Ord.  3d  Aug.,  1848,  415,416' 

STEVADORES. 
Penalty  against  any  stevadore  or  other  laborer  having 
a  badge  from  the  city  on  proof  of  his  having  defraud- 
ed any  person  or  persons  hired  by  him  to  work,  of 
their  just  dues,  section  1st,  ordinance  10th  Aug.  1843,  416 


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'The  hearing  of  such  proof  to  be  before  the  Mayor  once 
a  fortnight,  &c.,  and  his  decision  to  be  final  or  subject 
to  revision  by  ^Council  on  appeal.  Penalty  therefor, 
section  2d  and  3d,  ordinance  above,  -  =  417 

■ 

STEAM  ENGINES. 
No  Steam  Engine  to  be  erected  or  used  within  the  cor- 
porate limits  of  the  city  without  first  obtaining  the 
permission  of  Council  for  that  purpose.  Penalty  for 
so  doing  without  such  permission,  sections  1st  and 
2d,  ordinance  2d  June,  1854,  ~  -  418 

TAXES. 

All  and  every  person  engaged  in  the  sale,  disposition  or 
delivery  of  any  lottery  ticket  or  any  part  or  share 
thereof,  to  another,  for  money,  gain,  &c.,  required  to 
pay  to  the  City  Treasurer  annually  for  the  use  of  the 
city,  $.100.  *  Penalty  for  neglecting  so  to  do,  section 
4th,  ordinance  30th  August,  1838,         -  ~  419 

A  poll  tax  of  $1,  to  be  paid  by  every  male  white  inhabi- 
tant, above  the  age  of  (21)  years,  section  2d,  ordi- 
nance 27th  August,  1839,  -  420 

Every  free  negro  or  person  of  color,  (except  such  as  may 
be  enrolled  in  the  Fire  Company  or  exempted  by 
ordinance,  &c.,)  an  inhabitant  of  this  city,  and  exerci- 
sing any  trade  or  handicraft,  &c,  to  pay  a  poll  tax  of 
$10,  over  and  above  his  taxable  property  and  badges, 
and  every  other  free  male  negro  or  person  of  color, 
from  the  age  of  16  to  45,  (except  as  aforesaid)  and 
females  from  the  age  of  14  to  45,  to  pay  a  tax  of 
$6.25,  over  and  above  their  taxable  property  and 
badges,  section  2d,  ordinance  27th,  August,  1839, 
and  section  3d,  ordinance  16th  November,  1843,  420,438 

The  owner  of  every  saddle  horse,  (except  members  of 
the  Georgia  Hussars,  city  constables  and  city  marshal} 
to  pay  a  tax  of  $5,  for  same,  section  2d,  ordinance 
27th  April,  1839,  -  .  -  420 


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Every  free  person  of  color  who  may  remove  to  this  city 
to  reside  therein  from  any  other  part  of  tins  State, 
to  pay  a  tax  of  $100,  to  the  treasurer  within  thirty 
days  from  the  date  of  his  or  her  arrival,  section  5th, 
ordinance  above,  -  -  -  421 

City  Treasurer  to  perform  all  the  duties  of  a  receiver  of 
tax  returns.  His  duties  as  such  receiver,  and  to 
begin  same  on  the  first  day  of  January,  annually, 
section  6th,  ordinance  above,  -  -  421 

All  persons  liable  to  pay  any  tax  to  the  city  now  im- 
posed or  hereafter  to  be  imposed  by  ordinance  re- 
quired to  make  a  return  in  writing  to  City  Treasurer 
on  or  before  16th  day  of  February,  annually,  &c, 
section  7th,  ordinance  above,  -  -  422 

Oath  to  be  administered  to  all  persons  making  a  return 
of  taxable  property  as  above,  section  1st,  ordinance 
21st  December,  1839,  -  -  -  427 

Special  oath  as  to  Dogs.  See  title  Dogs,  section  3d, 
ordinance  16th  November,  1843,  -  -  145 

City  Treasurer  authorized  to  administer  said  oaths,  sec- 
tion 7th,  ordinance  27th  April,  1839,  .  -  422 

Every  person  failing  to  make  return  on  or  before  the 
16th  February  in  every  year  to  be  deemed  a  defaulter 
and  to  be  double  taxed  by  city  treasurer,  from  which 
there  may  be  an  appeal  to  council  within  ten  days 
after  the  time  required  to  close  the  digest,  section  7th, 
ordinance  above,  -  -  -  423 

If  the  property  returned  is  valued  below  its  real  value, 
City  Treasurer  authorized  to  call  in  the  Finance  Com- 
mittee to  value  same.  See  as  to  real  estate,  ordinance 
23d  Feb.  1854,  (note,)  section  7th,         -  -  423 

City  Treasurer  required  to  complete  his  Digest  by  the 
1st  April  in  every  year,  and  return  same  to  council. 
The  oath  to  be  taken  by  him  on  making  said  return, 
section  7th,  ordinance  above,  -  -  423 

Every  person  who  shall  commence  business  or  acquire 
a  stock  in  trade  at  any  time  between  1st  January, 


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and  1st  April  in  any  year  required  to  make  return 
thereof  to  Treasurer  on  or  before  the  1st  May  en- 
suing.   Penalty  in  case  of  default,  section  8th, 


All  taxes  imposed  by  any  ordinances  to  be  paid 
Cicy  Treasurer  on  or  before  the  15th  May  in  each 
year.  In  case  of  default  City  Treasurer's  duty,  sec- 
tions 9th  and  10th,  ordinance  above,  and  section  1st, 


Duty  of  City  Marshal-to  collect  the  amount  of  the  execu- 
tions received  by  him  from  treasurer  within  60  days  af- 
ter receipt  thereof,  and  pay  the  amount  over  to  City 
Treasurer.  His  duty  in  case  of  the  insolvency  or  ab- 
sence of  the  defendant  or  defaulter,  and  no  property 
to  be  found,  section  llih,  ordinance 27th  April,  1839,  425 

All  executions  not  collected  or  returned  by  marshal  as 
due  by  insolvent  or  absent  persons,  without  property, 
within  three  months  from  their,  receipt  by  him  to 
become  sums  absolutely  due  the  city  by  him  and 
which  he  is  required  to  pay  to  the  City  Treasurer 
within  ten  days  after  order  of  tlie  council,  &c.,  sec- 
tion 11th,  ordinance  above,  -  -  425 

The  fees  allowed  City  Treasurer  and  City  Marshal  on 
-each  execution  &c.  Marshals  commission  on  sales 
made,  section  11th,  ordinance  above,  -  426 

If  no  property  of  any  free  person  of  color  can  be  found, 
to  satisfy  any  tax  execution  against  him  or  her,  he 
or  she  obliged  to  work  on  the  streets,  &c,  under  direc- 
tion of  Marshal,  until  the  same  is  paid,  allowing  $1 
per  day,  for  males,  and  50  cents  for  females,  section 
12,  ordinance  above,  -  42g 

Sundry  specified  ordinances  confirmed  and  amongst 
them  the  tax  imposed  by  an  ordinance  passed  27th 
October,  1S2  5,  entitled  an  ordinance  amendatory  of 
the  Fire  ordinance,  passed  11th  March,  1825.  See 
said  ordinance,  title  Fire,  (page  194)  and  section  13th 
ordinance  above,  -  -  420,427 


ordinance  above, 


423 


ordinance  12th  April,  1849, 


424,425,428 


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On  the  gross  amount  of  sales  ot  all  negroes,  goods, 
wares,  merchandise  or  other  commodity,  sold  within 
the  corporate  limits  of  this  city,  by  any  person  or 
persons  whomsoever  for  a  commission  &c.,  between 
the  1st  May,  and  the  first  day  of  April  in  each  suc- 
ceeding year,  there  shall  be  paid  a  tax  of  50  cts.  on 
every  hundred  dollars,  of  the  amount  of  such  sales 
by  the  person  so  selling.  Proviso.  When  the  return 
of  the  amount  of  such  sales  are  now  to  be  made  to 
the  City  Treasurer,  and  the  oath  to  be  administered 
by  him  to  the  person  or  persons  making  said  return, 
section  2d,  ordinance  24th  January  1842,  and  section 
5th,  ordinance  13th  March  1851,        -       429,  330,  441 

A  tax  of  $1000,  to  be  assessed  against  the  person  or 
persons  neglecting  to  make  said  return  &c.  On 
failure  to  pay  same,  City  Treasurer  to  issue  his  exe- 
cution therefor,  section  4th,  Ordinance  24th  January 
1842,  and  section  4th,  ordinance  11th  Nov.,  1842,  431,435 

Every  transient  non-resident  Dentist  before  he  com- 
mences the  exercise  of  his  profession  required  to 
obtain  from  the  Mayor,  a  license  and  pay  therefor 
a  tax  of  $25,  and  fees.  On  neglect  or  refusal  so  to 
do,  to  be  double  taxed,  section  7th,  ordinance  24th, 
January,  1842,  -  431 

Every  transient  non-resident  person  or  persons 
who  shall  bring  into  this  city  for  the  purpose  of 
sale  therein,  any  stocks  of  fancy  or  dry  goods,  toys  or 
other  merchandise,  whether  the  same  be  to  sell  on 
his  or  their  own  account  or  for  that  of  others,  or 
whether  the  same  be  sold  at  private  sale  under  the 
name  of  any  resident  merchant,"  auctioneer,  &c.,  lia- 
ble to  a  tax  of  $50,  to  be  paid  into  the  treasury  in 
advance  before  such  articles  are  sold,  section  9th,  Ord, 
24th  January  1842,  and  section  3d,  ordinance  11th 
November  1842,  -  -  -  431,4  34 

Every  resident  person  or  persons  who  shall  bring  sim- 
ilar articles  of  merchandise  for  sale  into  the  city  be- 


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fore,  during  or  after  Christmas  or  other  holidays  &c., 
liable  to  a  tax  of  $30  to  paid  into  the  treasury  in 
advance,  &c.,  section  1st,  ordinance  26th  Jan.  1854,  443 

All  horses  or  mules  brought  into  the  city  for  sale,  the 
owner  or  agent  thereof  liable  to  pay  a  tax  of  $1,  for 
each  and  every  head.  On  refusal  or  neglect  to  pay 
same,  liable  to  a  penalty  of  $100,  for  which  execution 
is  immediately  to  issue,  proviso,  section  10th,  Ord. 
11th  November,  1342,  -  -  -  432 

All  previously  existing  ordinances  imposing  any  tax 
upon  commission  merchants  on  account  of  sales  on 
commission  or  income  derived  therefrom  and  all 
previously  professional  tax  ordinances,  repealed,  sec- 
tion 11th,  ordinance  11th  November  1S42,  -  432 

A  tax  of  f  per  cent,  to  be  paid  upon  every  $100,  value 
of  all  houses,  buildings,  lots  and  wharves  within  the 
city  improved  or  unimproved,  (excepting  lots  held 
by  lease  from  the  corporation  &e.,)  and  upon  all 
stock  in  trade,  section  1st,  ordinance  11th  November 
1842,  section  1st,  ordinance  22d  Nov.  1849,       434,  440 

The  owner  of  each  dog  in  the  city  to  pay  a  tax  of  $2 
for  him.  The  oath  required  to  be  taken  by  owner  at 
the  time  he  makes  his  general  return  for  taxes,  sec- 
tion 5th,  ordinance  11th  November  1842,  and  section 
2d  and  3d,  ordinance  16th  Nov.  1843,  tide  dogs, 435,144,1 54 

All  Bank  Agencies  required  to  pay  a  tax  of  one  per 
cent,  on  the  largest  amount  of  capital  by  them  em- 
ployed in  the  business  of  banking  or  in  the  purchase 
of  bills  of  exchange.  Duty  of  cashier,  president  or 
chief  clerk,  of  such  agency  to  make  return  thereof 
to  treasurer.  Failing  to  do  so,  to  pay  the  sum  of 
$3000,  section  7th  and  Sth,  ordinance  11th  Novem- 
ber, 1842,  section  1st  ordinance  2  £,th  December,  1842, 
and  section  1st,  ordinance  26th  January,  1843,  435,436,437 

A  tax  of  2  J  per  cent  imposed  upon  all  dividends  of 
profits  declared  by  any  Bank.  Trust  Company  or 
any  incorporated  Joint  Stock  Company  on  the  amount 


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of  that  part  of  the  capital  employed  in  this  City.- 
Duty  of  the  President  of  such  Bank,  &c,  to  make 
return  thereof,  to  City  Treasurer  at  the  time  when 
any  dividends  are  declared,  and  to  pay  said  tax.  On 
failure  to  do  so  to  pay  the  sum  oi  $ 1500  to  be  collected 
by  execution,  section  2d,  ordinance  16th  Nov,  1843,  437 

Every  slave  within  this  city,  on  the  first  day  of  January 
in  each  year,  or  who  shall  come  to  reside  in  the  city 
at  any  time  during  the  year,  between  the  ages  of  12 
and  60,  to  be  subject  to  a  tax  of  $4,  now  $3,  section 
3d.  ordinance  16th  November,  1843,  and  section  1st, 
ordinance  22d  November,  1S46,  reducing  said  tax,  25 
per  cent,  -  438,440 

If  working  out  and  owned  by  a  non-resident  to  be  sub- 
ject to  a  tax  of  $15,  over  and  above  the  cost  of  his 
proper  badge,  section  3d,  ordinance  16th  November, 
1843,  Repealed.  See  appendix,  Ordinance  19th 
October,  1854,  and  the  tax  now  the  same  as  for  slaves 
of  resident  citizens,  -  -  t;<  438 

Every  free  person  of  color  within  the  city  carrying  on 
any  trade  or  art  or  being  a  mechanic  and  under  the 
age  of  60  years  subject  to  a  tax  of  $  10,  section 
3d,  ordinance  above,  -  438 

All  slaves  of  non-residents  hired  or  working  in  stores 
or  warehouses,  or  on  board  of  steamboats,  steamboat 
company's  wharves,  or  driving  drays,  or  wagons  re- 
quired to  take  out  a  porter's  badge,  section  3d,  ordi- 
nance above,  -  -  -  -  .438' 

All  slave  mechanics  belonging  to  resident  citizens 
and  who  are  hired  out  by  the  month  or  yeai  to  pay 
the  tax  assessed  upon  other  negroes  in  addition  to 
the  cost  of  mechanics  badge,  ordinance  3d  Feb'y,  1838, 
and  section  1st,  ordinance  22d  November,  1849,  437,448' 

Every  resident  commission  merchant,  auctioneer  or 
factor  whose  stock  in  trade  is  not  taxed,  required  to  pay 
a  specific  tax  of  $20  annually.  And  each  lawyer, 
physician  and  dentist, "the  sum  of  $10,  provided  that 


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same  shall  not  prevent  said  persons  from  making 
a  return  of  the  then  gross  income  derived  from  com- 
mission, &c.j  charged  on  purchases  and  sales,  &c.,  or' 
arising  from  the  pursuit  of  their  profession  or  calling 
and  paying  thereon  one  per  cent,  in  lieu  of  the  above 
specific  tax.  The  above  returns  and  taxes  to  be 
made  and  paid  at  the  same  time  that  returns  are 
now  made  under  the  general  tax  ordinances  of  the 
city.  Section  1st  and  5th,  ordinance  13th  March 
1851,      *  m-  -  -  -  .  440,441 

The  ordinance  of  13th  February,  1851,  and  all  parts  of 
ordinances  passed  imposing  a  tax  on  income  as  de- 
rived from  the  sources  above  specified,  repealed,  sec- 
tion 3d,  ordinance  above,  -  -  -  441 

A  tax  of  four  per  cent  to  be  levied,  assessed  and  paid  on 
all  premiums  of  insurance  up  to  $5000  and  one  per 
cent  above  that  sum  received  by  insurance  compa* 
nies  or  their  agents  after  deducting  all  losses  of  insu- 
rance effected  at  said  office  during  the  year  prior  to 
the  return.  Return -to-be  made  by  agent  on  the  1st 
January  in  each  year,  failing  to  make  which,  liable  to 
be  taxed  $1000,  section  2d,  ordinance  13th  March, 
1851,  *    1       -         .M      '  -  ;  441 

In  ail  cases  of  default  under  foregoing  ordinance, 
City  Treasurer  to  issue  his  execution  as  now 
provided  by  law,  section  4th,  ordinance  above,  441 

Every  person  who  may  hereafter  come  into  the  city 
with  the  bona  fide  intention  of  residing  and  carrying 
on  business  therein,  allowed  to  take  out  badges  for 
each  slave,  bona  fide  owned  by  him,  her  or  them 
upon  paying  the  same  tax  and  price  for  badges,  and 
licenses  for  veh  icles  as  are  required  from  resident  citi- 
zen, section  1st,  ordinance  29th  December,  1853,  442 

The  Mayor  required  on  the  last  Monday  in  February, 
annually,  to  appoint  three  freeholders  of  the  city  to 
be  called  assessors,  whose  duty  it  shall  be  to  assess 
the  value  of  all  real  estate  and  improvements  in  the 
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city,  and  report  same  to  city  treasurer  before  the  last 
meeting  of  Council,  in  March,  annually,  section,  1st 
ordinance  23d  February,  1854,        .  -  -  443 

The  special  duties  of  said  assessors  and  the  compensa- 
tion allowed  to  each  for  their  services,  section  2d, 
ordinance  above,  -  -  —  444 

An  appeal  from  such  assessment  may  be  had  to  coun- 
cil within  one  month  after  the  same  is  made  upon 
payment  of  the  tax  thereon  to  City  Treasurer,  section 
2d,  ordinance  above.  -  .         -  -  444 

Lot  No.  9,  and  improvements,  Jeckyl,  Ty thing,  and 
Derby  ward,  the  property  of  the  Georgia  Historical 
Society,  exempted  from  taxation,  section  1st,  Grd.  3d 
June,  1854,  -  -  -  -  445; 

The  eastern  half,  of  lot,  letter  E,  Percival  ward  and  im- 
provements belonging  to  the  Chatham  Artillery,"  ex- 
empted from  taxation,  section  1st,  ordinance  29th 
June,  1854,  - .         -  -  -  445- 

WATCH. 

From  and  after  the  1st  July,  1854,  the  privates  enrolled 
in  the  existing  night  Watch  to  be  reduced  by  the 
Mayor  to  (50)  and  receive  $25  per  month,  section  1st' 
ordinance  22d  June,  1854,       -  '-  ,        -        -£46  * 

From  and  after  the  above  date  there  shall  be  added 
to  the  police  of  the  City,  20  privates  to  be  known  as 
.  the  special  police  of  the  city,  all  of  whom  are  to  be 
appointed  by  the  Mayor,  subject  to  the  approval  of 
council,  and  to  hold  their  offices  for  the  term  of 
three  years,  unless  sooner  removed  for  insufficiency 
or  improper  conduct,  pay  of  each  private  to  be  $500 
per  annum,  section  2d,  -  -  446 

The  officers  of  said  police  to  consist  of  a  Captain,  two 
Lieutenants,  two  mounted  and  two  foot  Sergeants, 
who  shall  hold  their  offices  for  a  term  of  three  years, 
unless  sooner  removed  for  inefficiency  or  improper 
conduct,  section  3d,  -  -  -  447 

The  salaries  ot  each  of  the  above  named  officers  of 
the  police  fixed,  section  4th,  -  -  447 


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The  said  officers  and  privates  of  the  said  special  po- 
lice to  be  clothed  with  all  the  powers  and  perform  all 

'  the  duties  of  city  constables  and  to  be  at  all  times  at 
the  command  and  in  the  service  of  the  city,  sec- 
tion 5th  and  7th,  -  447 

The  city  to  furnish  and  feed  at  its  own  expense  (22.) 
horses  tor  the  privates  and  two  mounted  sergeants, 
and  to  feed  the  horses  of  the  lieutenants,  sec.  8th,  447 

The  duties  of  the  captain  of  said  special  police  and 
city  watch  pointed  out,  sec.  8th  13th,  20th  and  22d,  447 

The  entire  organization,  control  and  management  of 
the  city  watch  and  the  police  to  be  under  the  con- 
trol of  the  captain,  and  control  and  direction  of  the 
Mayor,  section  9th,  -  448 

No  person  to  be  appointed  an  officer  or  private  of  said 
special  police,  unless  he  be  a  citizen  of  the  United 
States,  and  can  read  and  write,  section  10th,  448 

The  oath  and  bond  of  the  officers  and  privates  of  the 
said  police  and  city  watch.  Duty  of  the  Mayor  in 
reference  thereto,  section  11th,  -  -  448 

The  time  prescribed  for  the  setting  and  discharge  of  the 
city  watch  throughout  the  year.  The  duties  of  said 
watch  specified.  Power  of  th 3  Mayor  to  compel  said 
watch  to  do  any  further  or  other  duty  by  day  or  be- 
night when  to  him  shall  seem  advisable  and  neces- 
sary, section  12th  and,  18th,  -  -        449,  452 

Duties  of  the  captain  or  officer  in  command  at  the 
guard  house,  as  to  the  disposition  of  the  policemen 
and  watchmen  and  of  any  prisoner  in  custody  at 
the  time  they  are  about  to  .be  discharged,  section  13th, 
14th  and  24th,  -  -  -  449,450,455 

Duty  of  said  officers  and  privates  of  the  police  and 
city  watch  to  arrest  at  night,  &c  all  felons  and  rioters, 
&c.,  and  all  slaves  or  free  persons  of  color,  who  may 
be  found  out  of  the  house  or  enclosure  of  his  or  her 
owner,  after  the  ringing  of  the  guard  house  bell,  with- 
out a  written  ticket  drawn  and  signed  according  to 


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the  direction  of  the  ordinance,  or  not  accompanied 
by  some  white  person  over  the  age  of  ten  years,  and 
to  commit  same  to  the.  guard-  house.  The  duty  of 
the  officer  in  command  at  the  guard  house  in  such 
case  pointed  out,  see.  i  3th  and  14,  -  449,  450 

The  various  duties  and  powers  of  the  Mayor  as  the 
head  of  the  said  police  and  city  watch  particularly 
pointed  out,  sections  14th,  16th,  21st,  23d,  24th  and 
25th,  ~  -        450,  451,453,45.4,  455 

The  fees  to  be  demanded  and  received  at  the  guard 
house  upon  the  release  of  any  slave  or  person  of 
color  who  may  have  been  arrested  and  confined  there- 
in.   How  said  fees  are  to  be  divided,  section  15th,  451 

Penalty  against  any  officer  or  private  of  the  city  watch, 
or  police  who  shall  be  convicted  of  receiving  a  bribe 
for  liberating  any  person  or  persons  arrested  by  them 
in  execution  of  their  duty,  or  who  shall  be  guilty  of 
ctny  violent  or  improper  conduct  whilst  on  duty  to 
any  person,  or  who  shall  misbehave  or  neglect  their 
duties,  section  16th,  -  -  -  451 

The  duty  of  the  watchman  who  maybe  stationed  in  the 
steeple  of  the  exchange  at  night,  to  give  the  alarm 
to  the  citizens  in  all  proper  cases  by  ringing  the  ex- 
change bell,  &c.  The  duty  of  the  sentinel  at  the 
guard  house  in  reference  thereto,  section  17th,  462 

No  watchman  permitted  to  leave  his  ward  or  station  at 
night  before  he  is  properly  relieved  or  discharged, 
section  18th,  ,  -  -         N  4o2 

Penalty  against  any  person  who  shall  resist,  oppose  or 
molest  any  of  the  officers  or  members  of  the  city 
watch  or  police  in  the  execution  of  their  duty,  section 
19th,  -  -  -  -  -  453 

Duties  of  the  captain  and  lieutenants  of  the  city  watch 
and  police  as  to  the  monthly  pay  roll  of  the  officers 
and  privates  and  their  report  in  relation  thereto  to  the 
Mayor,  section  20th,  -  -  453 


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The  special  duties  of  the  officers  and  privates  of  the 
City  watch,  &c.,  on  Sundays  and  on  all  other  days 
set  apart  for  religious  observances  and  upon  other 
occasions.  The  powers  of  the  Mayor  in  relation 
thereto,  sections  23d  24th  and  25th,  -  454,455 

Duty  of  each  and  every  policeman  and  watchman  to 
place  on  the  information  docket  the  names  of  any 
and  all  persons  who  shall  at  any  time  be  guilty  of  vio- 
lating any  of  the  ordinances  of  the  city,  and  which 
shall  or  may  come  to  their  knowledge,  sections 
26th  and  27th.  -  456 

WATER  WORKS. 

The  Mayor  to  appoint  two  Aldermen  and  three  citizens 
at  large  to  constitue  a  board  of  commissioners  for 
the  care  and  management  of  the  Savannah  Water 
Works,  section  1st,  ordinance  4th  May,  1854,  457 

The  persons  appointed  to  meet  and  organize  them- 
selves into  a  board  by  the  choice  of  a  chairman  and 
to  make  such  rules,  &c,  as  they  may  deem  expedient 
for  their  own  government,  section  2d,  -  457 

In  case  of  vacancies  by  death,  resignation,  removal,  &c, 
the  Mayor  to  have  the  power  to  fill  same,  section  3d,  457 

Said  board  to  have  power  to  make  rules  and  regulations 
for  the  government  of  the  said  Water  Works,  &c, 
subject  to  the  approval  of  Council.  The  duties  of 
said  Board,  section  4th  and  5th,  -  -  457 

The  Chairman  of  said  Board  to  exercise  a  general  1 
supervision  over  said  works,  its  officers  and  agents,  ' 
and  to  certify  all  bills  for  expenditures,  sections  6th 
and  7th,  -  -  -  -  -  458 

Said  Board  to  have  power  to  make  all  necessary  repairs 
to  the  works,  but  not  to  make  any  additions  thereto, 
without  the  approval  of  council  first  obtained, 
section  8th,  -  -  -  -  458 

No  one  or  more  of  said  board  to  be  interested  directly 
or  indirectly  in  any  contract  entered  into  by  them 


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with  any  other  person,  &c,  for  said  water  works, 
section  9th,  -  458 

Said  Board  empowered  to  appoint  a  superintendent, 
engineer,  secretary,  an  assistant  engineer,  and  such 
number  of  turncocks,  firemen  and  laborers  as  may  be 
necessary,  &c.,  to  prescribe  their  duties  and  fix  their 
salaries,  the  latter  to  be  approved  by  council,  sec,  10th,  458 

The  Secretary  to  pay  over  to  the  city  treasurer  all  water 
rents  collected  by  him.  The  duties  of  the  city 
treasurer  and  Mayor  in  relation  to  said  fund  so  paid 
over,  sections  11th  and  12th,  -  -  458,459 

Penalties  against  any  person  who  shall  open  any 
hydrant,  or  lift  or  remove  the  cover  of  the  same,  or 
who  shall  make  any  opening  or  connection  with 
any  pipe  or  reservoir,  or  who  shall  turn  on  or  .off  the 
water  in  any  of  the  pipes  or  reservoirs  without  license' 
from  the  board  or  engineer,  or  secretary,  sections  1 3th, 
14th  and  15th,  -  45B 

Penalty  against  any  person  who  shall  destroy,  deface, 
impair,  injure,  or  wantonly  force  open  any  gate  or 
door  or  any  other  property  appertaining  to  the  city 
water  works,  section  16th,         -  -        -  459 

Penalty  against  any  slave  or  free  person  of  color  who 
shall  violate  any  of  the  foregoing  provisions  of  this 
ordinance,  section  17th,  -  -  -  460 

The  Board  of  commissioners  to  authorize  and  license 
plumbers  to  make  and  repair  connections  with  the 
water  pipes.  Each  licensed  plumber ^to  give  bond  in 
$200,  conditioned  tor  the  faithful  performance  of  his 
duties.  Penalty  against  any  person  who  shall  make 
such  connection  without  being  duly  licensed,  section 
1st,  ordinance  22&  June,  1854,  -  -  460 

Duty  of  said  plumbers  to  rhake  returns  in  writing  to  the 
secretary  on  the  completion  of  all  connections  made 
by  them  with  a  description  of  the  premises  &c.  Duty 
of  the  superintendent  to  inspect  the  same.  Penalty 
against  any  plumber  neglecting  or  refusing  to  make  the 


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above  return,  or  making  a  false  return  of  connections 
sections  2d  and  3d,  ordinance  above,  -  461 

The  material  of  all  service  pipe  connecting  with  the  dis- 
tributing pipes  to  be  approved  of  by  the  board.  All 
connections  made  with  the  distributing  pipes  to  be 
provided  with  a  good  and  sufficient  stop -cc  61c,  &c. 
No  supply  of  water  to  be  granted  to  any  house  except 
upon  written  application  of  owner,  &a,  at  the  office 
of  the  board,  sections  4th,  5th  and  6th,  -  461 

Upon  receiving  a  permit  to  connect  the  service  with  the 
distributing  pipes  there  must  be  paid  such  sum  as 
the  board  may  require  to  cover  the  expense  of  the 
service  cock  and  inserting  the  same  Penalty  against 
any  person  not  employed  for  that  purpose  who  shall 
tap  or  bore  any  main  or  distributing  pipe,  section 
7th,  *:  -  -  -        .  *-    l  '  461 

If  the  connection  pipe,  &e.,  through  which  the  premises 
of  any  person  has  been  supplied  with  water- shall  be- 
come leaky  and  out  of  repair,  his  duty  forthwith  to 
have  the  same  repaired.  Penalty  for  neglecting  said 
duty  24  hours  after  notice,  section  8th,  -  462 

Penalties  against  any  person  or  persons  who  after  the* 
water  has  been  shut  off  , from  any  premises,  shall 
let  it  on  by  any  false  key  or  otherwise ;  or  who  shall 
knowingly  waste  the  water  in  his  premises,  or  who 
shall- wilfully  pollute  the  water  in  the  reservoirs  or 
pipes,  section  9th,  10th  and  11th,  -  -  462 

Duties  of  the  officers  and  employees  of  the  board  when 
directed  by  the  superintendent  &c.,  to  enter  upon  any 
lot,  &.C.,  and  inspect  the  condition  of  the  water  works, 
&c.,  and  make  alterations,  &c.-,  section  12th,       -  463 

The  master,  mistress,  employer,  parent  or  guardian  of 
any  servant,  apprentice  or  minor,  guilty  of  any 
breach  of  this  ordinance  to  be  responsible  therefor, 
and  to  be  subject  to  the  penalties  imposed,  section 
13th,  -  -  -  463 


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Penalty  against  any  person  whose  premises  may  be  sap-- 
plied  with  water,  permitting  any  other  person  to  use 
the  same.  Penalty  against  any  person  using  the 
water  without  paying  for  same,  section  14th,  46$ 

Duty  of  all  persons  regularly  employed  in  the  works  to 
report  to-  the  office  of  the  board  in  writing  all  leaks 
or  unnecessary  waste  of  water,  that  may  .  come  to 
their  knowledge,  section  15th,  -  -  46S 

Private  fountains  and  jets  not  to  be  used  more  than  (3) 
hours  each  day  without  special  permission  and  addi- 
tional payment,  section  18thr  -  -  463 

When  the  supply  of  water  may  be  withheld  from  all 
premises  and  on  what  conditions  it  may  again  be  let 
on,  section  17th,  -  -  -  464 

All  fines  received  for  penalties  to  be  placed  by  the 
Treasurer  to  the  credit  of  the  works,  section  18th,  464 

Penalty  against  any  slave  or  free  person  of  color  for  a 
violation  of  any  of  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance,, 
section  19th>  r  -  -  -  464 

How  and  when  the  rates  to  be  charged  for  the  water 
shall  be  paid  and  to  whom.  Penalty  for  neglecting 
to  pay  same  as  provided  and  required,  section  20th,  464- 

The  rates  when  assessed  to  be  final  and  conclusive 
subject  only  to  revision  by  the  board.    Duty  of  ; 
ail  persons  who  may  desire  water  for  building  pur- 
poses specified,  section  21st  and  22-d,  -  464,465 

The  rates  specified  and  to  be  charged  dwelling  houses, 
hotels,  stores,  &c.^  &a,  annually,,  for  the  use  of  the 
water,  but  no  house  to  be  assessed  at  less  than  $5, 
section  23d,  —  -  465,  466,  467 

WEIGHTS  AND  MEASURES. 

The  Mayor  authorized  to  have  made  a  measure  of  brass 
or  other  metal  of  one  yard  in  length  graduated  &c, 
according  to  the  U.  S.  standard  deposited  in  the  cus- 
tom house  and  two  sets  of  pound  weights  and  its 
eemponant  parts  of  similar  metal,  section  1st,  ordi-  . 
nance  24th  March  1842,  -  468 


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569 


As  soon  as  the  same  shall  be  completed  the  Mayor  by 
his  Proclamation,  to  give  notice  thereof,  and  to  require 
all  persons  interested  to  apply  to  the  clerk  of  conncil 
or  clerk  of  the  market  and  have  their  weights  and 
measures  made  conformable  thereto,  section  2d,  ordi- 
nance above,  -  -  -  468 

Duty  of  every  person  using  weights  and  measures  for 
the  purchase  or  sale  of  articles  to  adjust  the  same  by 
the  said  standards  within  three  months  of  the  Mayor's 
proclamation.  Penalty  for  neglecting  so  to  do,  section 
2d,  ordinance  above,  -  -  -  469 

^Unlawful  for  any  person  to  purchase  or  sell  by  any  other 
weights  or  measures,  section  4th,  -         -  469 

Duty  of  the  clerk  of  the  market,  under  the  direction  of 
at  least  one  of  the  market  committee,  annually  be- 
tween 1st  October  and  1st  December,  and  at  any  other 
time  or  times  to  examine  and  compare  the  weights 
and  measures  of  all  persons  buying  or  selling  by 
weight  or  measure,  in  the  market  or  otherwise,  and. 
to  cause  every  person  using  false  weights  or  measures 
.to  be  placed  on  the  information  docket  Penalty  on 
conviction  therefor,  section  4th,  ordinance  above,  466 

iSee  further  as  to  weights  <  and  measures,  title  Market, 
sections  21st  and  22d,  ordinance  22d.JuIy,  1839,  330,331 

APPENDIX. 

The  rate  of  taxation  and  price  to  be  paid  for  licenses  or 
badges  for  slaves,  the  property  of  non-residents  to  be 
the  same  as  that  assessed  against  resident  citizens, 
section  1st,  ordinance  19th  October,  1854,       -  471 

Hotels  to  be  exempt  from  the  provisions  and  liabilities 
of  the  10th  section  of  ordinance  passed  12th  October, 
1826,  provided,  proprietor  take  out  an  hotel  license, 
and  pay  therefor,  eighty  dollars,  section  1st,  ordinance 
25th,  August,  1S54,  -  .-  -  472 

Privilege  of  constructing  a  lumber  basin,  on  the  side 
of  the  Savannah  and  Altamaha  Canal,  grant- 
72 


570 


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ed  to  the  Savannah  Lumber  Manufacturing  and 

Plaining  Machine  Company,  upon  certain  specified 
conditions,  section  1st,  ordinance  10th  Aug.,  1854,  472,473 
The  Act  of  the  Legislature  of  Georgia,  passed  13th 
February,  18  54,  extending  and  defining  the  corporate 
limits  of  the  City  of  Savannah,       -  -  473,474 


ADDENDA  AND  EBRATA. 


Addenda.    To  the  end  of  the  note  at  the  bottom  of  page  (l) 

add,  "see  section  5th,  Act  of  the  Legislature,  passed 

25th  December,  1843/'    Pamphlet  Laws,  page  57. 
Errata.    At  page  53  in  the  6th  line  of  the  3d  section  for 

prest,  read  present, 
Addenda.    At  page  141,  at  the  end  of  the  4th  section,  add 

"passed  in  council  29th  June,  1854." 
Errata.    At  page  172,  in  the  12th  line  of  the  2d  section, 

read,  "passed  2d  January,  1851,"  for  2d  January  1843. 
Errata.    In  the  note  at  the  bottom  of  page  223  for  20th 

August,  1838,  read  "30th  August,  1838." 
Errata,    At  page  262,  and  end  of  the  3d  section,  read 

"passed  in  council,  24th  June  1824,"  for  "25th  June 

1824,"  9 
Errata.    At  page   305,  succeeding  the  repealing  clause, 

read  "passed  in  council,  11th  March,  1830,"  for  "llth 

March,  1S47." 

Errata.    At  page  338,  read  "passed  in  council  17th  Decem- 
ber, 1840,"  for  "16th  December,  1840." 
Errata,    At  page  340,  in  the  14th  line  from  the  top  of  said 

page,  read  "boatmen,"  for  "boats." 
Errata,    At  page  353,  in  the  10th  line  of  the  second  section, 

read,  "see  section  2d  of  ordinance  passed  24th  October 

1839,"  for  "23d  October,  1839. 
Errata.    At  page  384,  at  the  close  of  the  7th  section,  read 

"passed  in  council  30th  December,  IS  16,"  instead  of 

"28th  December,  1816." 
Errata.    At  page  406,  after  repealing  clause,  read,  "passed 

in  Council  30th  January,  1840,"  for  "30th  January, 

1841." 


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